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Cirsium

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23. Sorry if I overreacted

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #22)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:19 PM

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"Where are the parents??" was at one time a mantra from a right wing talk show person here. The idea he pushed was that parents were "sparing the rod and spoiling the child" and that was supposedly the root cause of all of our problems.

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Regarding the Epstein victims, [View all] babylonsister Yesterday OP

That's the wrong question to ask, gab13by13 Yesterday #1

It's not wrong to ask, but... Layzeebeaver Yesterday #4

I suspect it involved all kinds of things - the most common thing I have personally walkingman Yesterday #2

who were never legit lapfog_1 Yesterday #6

Misogyny is systemic n/t leftstreet Yesterday #3

I've wondered the same... MiHale Yesterday #5

I imagine that's a possibility we would not have babylonsister Yesterday #14

you have too high an opinion of parents. mopinko Yesterday #7

I had great role models in my parents babylonsister Yesterday #8

It is not the wrong question to ask Grim Chieftain Yesterday #9

Reactionary and misguided Cirsium Yesterday #11

Thanks. Nothing like being attacked here for babylonsister Yesterday #13

You did nothing wrong Grim Chieftain Yesterday #15

i'm the 6th of 7. i had a feral childhood. mopinko Yesterday #18

Seriously? Cirsium Yesterday #10

I'm not blaming their parents; maybe you need babylonsister Yesterday #12

OK Cirsium Yesterday #17

Thank you-that is the kind of info I was wondering about. babylonsister Yesterday #22

Sorry if I overreacted Cirsium Yesterday #23

Complex, because there was a power dynamic involved haele Yesterday #16

There's nothing odd about it. hunter Yesterday #19

You are only missing how many parents don't give a shit what happens to their girls. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #20

I'll give you the Occam's Razor explanation, the goal here being to grant some of the parents a bit of largesse AZJonnie Yesterday #21