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They often encounter disapproval by other parents, scoldings by school administrators, even visits from local constabularies.

To whom they must say, "Mind your own business," "Do your own job," and "Unless you're here to arrest me for committing a crime, get out of my house."

At what point do you stop caring what the neighbors think and start living your own life?



...after which the other parent, school administrator, or local constabulary reports you to the government's local social services liaison who begins proceedings to remove your children from your custody.


not if you're not breaking the law.


Ah, the words of somebody who has never had or known anybody who had a social services case opened on them.


yeah the system sucks. I don't plan on introducing crotch spawn into this meaningless existence either, so I guess I'll never know.


Probably never, because they'll marginalize your child in their disapproval of you. It's valuable for children to start from a decent status in their peer group.




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