• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Agreed. But this does not make the consequences voluntary. If it’s your kid, you have to raise it.

    At the extreme, child neglect is a jailable offence.

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      18 hours ago

      yes, you have to raise it from that point - due to a decision that you made on your own volition. you opted for that decision, knowing that it has consequences. so you have to deal with the consequences because of a choice, which was optional. in other words, these consequences are self-inflicted.

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        17 hours ago

        Yes. Similarly putting a vacation on the credit card is a decision made on your own volition. But no-one is going to describe the consequential repayments as voluntary.