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      Allowing you to make your own choices is not selfish. Being excited about your bad choices, that you make without my input and that I firmly believe are silly, is not selfish.

      Being happy my kids will have an easy life is not selfish, by definition.

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        Selfish:

        : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others.

        By definition.

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          My daughter is not me. Your beliefs do not affect me at all. I’m already doing great.

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            You want her to have an easy life. That’s natural. At the expense of others. That’s selfish.

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              I didn’t cost the other people anything. I’m just happy they’re independently making dumb choices they’d hate me for trying to talk them out of.

              There’s no way to spin this so that you’re right.

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            You’re still acting like a bitch. I hope you’re not like this to your neighbors because they might shoot you AND your kids if shit hits the fan (but you have nothing to worry about… Right?).

            Might be a bit contentious to say, but you’re really bad at protecting your young’s survival chances right now. Your selfishness actively endangers them even though this vector has no consequences right now. I hope you learn not to be an asshole to random people. It might impact more than just yourself. Granted I’m sure you’re only like this because you’re behind a keyboard, but if you said this to people in real life, I doubt you would have many reliable friends left.

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              I hope you’re not like this to your neighbors because they might shoot you AND your kids

              I find this extremely unlikely.

              Your selfishness actively endangers them even though this vector has no consequences right now

              I’m not selfish. We discussed this. You’re free to make your own choices. I’m free to enjoy that they’re bad ones.

              Granted I’m sure you’re only like this because you’re behind a keyboard, but if you said this to people in real life,

              I’ve told my daughters friends this too. Swing and a miss, again.

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          My certainty that my kids can outcompetes someone who gives up on life?