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    a nony mus
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    There’s an old saying that a mother would step in front of a bullet for her child.

    Does the instinct to do this come from the fact that it is her child, or that it is the child she loves? Would she step in front of a bullet for the same person if the person was not related to her?

    Basically, does a mother love her child just because it is *her* child, or does the mother love the person that her child is?

    #750582
    deiyezooger
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    basically, it’s both the same. because your child is yours no matter what.you would do anything to save your child even if it’s not a 100 student or a 20/20 vision eye sight…….. get it? good.

    #750583
    aries2756
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    But wouldn’t maternal instinct take over and wouldn’t a women jump in front of “any” child? Isn’t it a woman’s instinct to save any child?

    #750584
    Grandmaster
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    aries: Would you take a bullet for a random child you were passing on the street?

    #750585
    popa_bar_abba
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    aries: Would you take a bullet for a random child you were passing on the street?

    Well, would you take a bullet for a random one of your children?

    #750586
    popa_bar_abba
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    There’s an old saying that a mother would step in front of a bullet for her child.

    Taking a bullet for someone is no big deal.

    Dying is easy; living properly is hard.

    #750587
    aries2756
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    Yes, I don’t think there is time to think about it, I think it would be a natural instinct to step in front of a child and protect them.

    #750588
    wanderingchana
    Participant

    I think I would go batstuff crazy if someone tried to hurt my kids, or any kids.

    #750589
    a nony mus
    Participant

    So basically everyone said that the mother loves the child because it is their child. Not for who the child is.

    Obviously, a mother loves her child no matter what problems the child may have, but she wouldn’t necessarily love the same exact person were it not here child.

    Correct?

    #750590
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    I think I would risk harm for another person’s child, but I don’t know that I would risk my life. I would probably stop short of risking my life for another person’s child because I would be looking out for the welfare of my own children who, B”H!!!! need me. Does that make any sense?

    #750591
    Grandmaster
    Member

    It does make sense Syag, but it may leave a contradiction, albeit an understandable one. If you have more than one child, and you risk your life for one of them, you have the same issue of looking out for the welfare of your (other) children, that you speak of in the case of risking your life for someone else’s child.

    #750592

    I think that it’s the maternal instinct and that it’s only for one’s own child. There have been actual cases in Israel where mothers have lied on top of their children to protect them from terrorist bullets. This is how Binyamin Kahane’s wife saved her children. It’s not something you think about–it just comes naturally to a mother. While I think most women would want to do what they can to help other people’s children as well, I don’t think that instinct comes into play when it’s not your own.

    #750593
    mytake
    Member

    Don’t know, not a mom yet.

    #750594
    Princess123
    Member

    parents do not always love their children. whoever came up with that was lying. just cuz its natural doesnt mean there are no exceptions. some women just arent maternal.

    #750595
    shuli
    Participant

    agree wih princess

    #750596
    a nony mus
    Participant

    Agreed Princess. So when a mother tells her child that she loves him, does she love him just because he is her child or because she loves who he is?

    #750597
    smartcookie
    Member

    I think most mothers like their child because it’s their own child. Most mothers love their own children over others, myself included.

    #750598
    msseeker
    Member

    “just cuz its natural doesnt mean there are no exceptions.”

    And b/c it’s an exception the pain and shame is so deep. With e/1 singing the praises of the yiddishe mama, a child who is hated by his mother thinks he’s the only unlucky one in the world. In truth there are many, MANY “yiddishe mamas” (mostly with Borderline Personality Disorder) who hate their kids and often single out one child for devastating abuse. Still, it’s an exception. Most parents do love their kids.

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