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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

Feb 16

"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 Feb 16 OP

That's the wrong question to ask, gab13by13 Feb 16 #1

It's not wrong to ask, but... Layzeebeaver Feb 16 #4

I suspect it involved all kinds of things - the most common thing I have personally walkingman Feb 16 #2

who were never legit lapfog_1 Feb 16 #6

Misogyny is systemic n/t leftstreet Feb 16 #3

I've wondered the same... MiHale Feb 16 #5

I imagine that's a possibility we would not have babylonsister Feb 16 #14

you have too high an opinion of parents. mopinko Feb 16 #7

I had great role models in my parents babylonsister Feb 16 #8

It is not the wrong question to ask Grim Chieftain Feb 16 #9

Reactionary and misguided Cirsium Feb 16 #11

Thanks. Nothing like being attacked here for babylonsister Feb 16 #13

You did nothing wrong Grim Chieftain Feb 16 #15

i'm the 6th of 7. i had a feral childhood. mopinko Feb 16 #18

Seriously? Cirsium Feb 16 #10

I'm not blaming their parents; maybe you need babylonsister Feb 16 #12

OK Cirsium Feb 16 #17

Thank you-that is the kind of info I was wondering about. babylonsister Feb 16 #22

Sorry if I overreacted Cirsium Feb 16 #23

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

There's nothing odd about it. hunter Feb 16 #19

You are only missing how many parents don't give a shit what happens to their girls. Maru Kitteh Feb 16 #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 Feb 16 #21