I am in no way saying we shouldn't help the one. I'm concerned that the mindset

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Oct 6, 2022
1:45:23pm

Spine All-American

I am in no way saying we shouldn't help the one. I'm concerned that the mindset

of being too risk-averse may actually cause more harm overall. What if the way you treated your child actually have them the BEST chance at a good/happy life but it ended up in suicide? What if a total change of the way you parented could have reduced the risk of suicide but INCREASED the risk of a harder/sadder/less fulfilling life?

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Non-PC question regarding teen suicide:

Spine

10/6/22 1:14pm

To answer your first question, yes. It definitely is.

Magathis

10/6/22 1:15pm

What are the lengths you're willing to go to in order to prevent them all?

Mises

10/6/22 1:32pm

I vote for lots of bubble wrap.

ManicBlue

10/6/22 1:45pm

I have a problem with the entire premise of assigning blame for a suicide

rcbyufan

10/6/22 1:20pm

What the heck...

NacoCoug

10/6/22 1:20pm

I'm probably failing miserably at starting the discussion properly. It just

Spine

10/6/22 1:23pm

Yes, the way you are framing it is odd, as if there is some optimization we

NacoCoug

10/6/22 1:56pm

I am not smart enough to know the answer to your question. But as someone who

crack

10/6/22 1:21pm

Yes, this is kind of what I was trying to get at.

Spine

10/6/22 1:22pm

I think the problem is, what does, "one is too many" even mean?

paulb

10/6/22 1:22pm

The problem with your question is assuming you can take an average

Schultz is back

10/6/22 1:34pm

We either all matter, or none of us matter

USMCdad

10/6/22 1:38pm

That's the truth.

Spine

10/6/22 1:48pm

I know one person who left the ninety and nine to help the one.

rmsenior

10/6/22 1:40pm

I am in no way saying we shouldn't help the one. I'm concerned that the mindset

Spine

10/6/22 1:45pm

Maybe an example of such a parenting strategy would help make your question

garyfan

10/6/22 1:56pm

You can't make policy around outliers. You have to craft policy for maximum

runnincoug

10/6/22 2:51pm

There are definitely people making this argument with respect to transgender kid

Jay Rick

10/6/22 3:35pm

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