What a stupid question to ask. For those of us who lost parents the answer is pretty damn obvious.
Alienware_fan
I learned a lot from that post, may your parents rest in peace.
Just my father actually, diagnosed with cancer and died 3 months later. As a cancer survivor myself it is tough, and I think anyone who does lose a parent who is young (he was 54 I think) would want them back at any cost. Sorry if I sounded mean, I see now as I re-read the post it sounds harsh rather than bemused and confused at such a simple question.
For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live?
[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live? Nice opening comments about your parents you are just the kind of son most parents hope dies at birth
For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live?MrGeezer
Pretty much this.
Yeah it's a bit cruel, but it's the truth people don't want to hear.
[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live?EmpCom
Nice opening comments about your parents you are just the kind of son most parents hope dies at birthIf a parent hopes their child dies at birth then they're pretty shitty parents.
[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live?Aljosa23
Nice opening comments about your parents you are just the kind of son most parents hope dies at birthIf a parent hopes their child dies at birth then they're pretty shitty parents.What if hitler's mom wished for her son to die at birth?
[QUOTE="EmpCom"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]For my parents? No. No offense to them, but neither of them is particularly important. Also, they're sort of old as $hit anyway, so they'll probably be dead fairly soon regardless. Also, while I can't speak from experience, I hear that there's nothing worse than outliving one's own children. If that's even remotely true, why would I want to put my parents through that? If dying for my parents would just result in my parents spending the rest of their lives agonizing over my death, then wouldn't I be doing my parents a favor by letting them die so that I may live?Aljosa23
Nice opening comments about your parents you are just the kind of son most parents hope dies at birthIf a parent hopes their child dies at birth then they're pretty shitty parents. Oh well geezer seems a pretty shitty son so it all evens out
[QUOTE="EmpCom"] Oh well geezer seems a pretty shitty son so it all evens out Nothing in my post was incorrect (at least in the opening comments, which was the part that you objected to). I thought that here on OT, we tend to value reason and objectivity over emotion. Are my parents important? Not to anyone other than family and maybe a few close friends (and they don't have any friends). It'd be one thing if my parents were the president and the first lady, but they're just normal people who are very easily replaceable at their jobs. If they died, it's almost certain that only about 20 people would give a crap, and that's only on a purely emotional level. And yes, they sort of ARE old as $hit, at least compared to me. Purely going by age, their lives are worth less since they have less potential use of their lives in first place. What the hell is with you? Everything I said is true, so why are you getting all up in my grill? You're acting as if something can be true and yet simultaneously incredibly offensive.
My parents wouldn't want me to die for them, they've said as much. Were I the parent I certainly wouldn't want my only child to die so that I can live, I think that would be pretty soul crushing, so I guess I get where they're coming from on that. Would I die for anyone? If it was certain death for me and I knew I could save them? There's certainly some people I'd do it for. Would I throw myself into a situation where I could possibly die, even if that was a pretty large chance, for possibly saving someone? I would, almost anyone in fact. Been there done that too.
No, and I don't think my parent (1 dead already) is worth dying for; myopic, bigoted, arrogant, acritical, traditionalistic, and stupid (old too). Unless we go biologically, in which case: I've never met my father, and I lived with my mother for 2 months. To me, they're pretty much just some people, somewhere else in the word.
That's a tough question I had never thought of at least in regards to my parents. Â I honestly don't know. Â I would however die for my daughter and wife. Â
In any case I would risk my life to save most people given that the odds are in my favor.
Would do anything for them, but dying for them would go against their own wishes for me to survive them, succeed them, and put wonderful children on this Earth to continue the family line.
fack no, but that idea of sacrificing children for your betterment has been the basis of politics for my entire life. i doubt the lambs will willingly walk to the slaughter.
No, my mother technically has cancer for the rest of her life, even though the tumors were removed so it wouldn't make logical sense to sacrifice my youth for her. Plus she probably wouldn't want me to due to my age.
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