Is it a privilege to have caring parents?

Yep.

Can you please explain that?

If people are going to have kids,,they should be responsible and caring.However,,thats not always the case.Animals take better care of their offspring than some parents Ive seen.

So how does that equate to privilege?

It shouldn't.A privilege is a "special benefit,,,advantage or favor" Parents caring for the children they had,, should not be considered a privilege to the child,,but an expected duty of the parents.

First when I say it's a privilege I mean in the way someone should be happy and and proud they had it. Like how I I think it's a privilege I was able to lean under experienced welder's. Not this new term for it where it's some badge of upper class shame ,white guilt or something.

So in that context yes I feel 100% it's a privilege because there's many many people who don't get that and it shows.

I count my self extremely privileged that my parents legitimately loved and cared about me not just gave enough craps that I had some food and clothes and went to school.

And I do feel it definitely gives an advantage to kids that get it and understand how lucky they are. I know it has for me

Yes.

Think of it like this, is it a disadvantage to be raised in the foster care system vs having 2 biological parents at home raising you?

To me,,that doesn't make you privileged,, by its very definition,,but it means you were lucky enough to have parents responsible enough to do their duty.

Not necessarily.

Everyone trying to win the oppression Olympics now. There is nothing wrong with being privileged.

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In some cases a couple has kids because it is what their friends are doing .So as not to be outdone others have children also .Then the parents realize or are mislead into thinking they are being short changed in life .Because they are missing out on all the things they be mislead to believe they are entitled to .The ME MYSELF & I mentality that is so prevalent today . The golden rule was Do onto others as you would have them do for you .That has changed to Hooray for me (supply your own word) you. I will go with (to bad for you ). After bringing their social status children into the world they now figure out they want to find them selves and the kids do not fit the life style So now it becomes a what to do with the kids while the parents are busy trying to catch what they missed earlier in life .Instead of IT'S 11:00 PM do you know were your kids are it is now IT'S 11:00 PM Do you know where your parents are ?Most kids in the 14 on under crave approval from adults We all break the rules from time to time .But the rules help us to stay inside of boundaries Many of us disliked the rules imposed on us growing up .But later in life realize how the rules where to our long and short term well being Like many my age I complian about kids of today But in truth I would not want to be a kid today

Privileged or normal? lol

Problem is,,people use the word " Privileged " incorrectly.Take "White Privilege" for an example.Theres no such thing.If both your parents are white,,theres a pretty good chance your going to be born white.Same if both your parents are of color.Privilege has nothing to do with it.Its called nature.

We live in a day when growing up in a stable family environment with a mother and father who value their marriage and love and nurture their children is considered white privilege.

A few years ago I saw a couple ex NBA millionaires on ESPN discussing this, they said that they way they grew up was better than having a 2-parent stable family, because being raised by a single mother with other siblings, some from different fathers, and spending their time on the streets made them far better people than anyone who grew up eating meals around the table with their family. Bizarre.

Loaded question. My 3 adopted sisters and brother were definitely better off in the foster system in my home that lead to their adoption into my family than living in their biological drug addict child molester parents home.

That's shows how dumb those NBA players are.What percentage of kids that grow up on the streets like they did become NBA millionairs,,and what percent go to jail.Acording to their philosophy,,,ALL street kids should become Pro Sport Millionairs.Now I have to go watch that movie "White Men Cant Jump " just for a laugh.

More and more it seems like everyone just wants to be the special snow flake. And I mean eveyone...gets old. Can we go back to 2016 when it was at least funny.

I have spent 45 years of my life with other peoples kids. My parents were foster parents, I have 4 siblings as well. I and my wife ran a group home for 8 juvenile delinquent boys who lived with us 24/7/365, and I taught for 30 years. (retired last year but got called back) . I say all the time, "I can count the bad kids I have dealt with on one hand." I - We (Kathy) have dealt with lots of bad parents. You would not believe what is out there for parents. A privilege no, a blessing to have good parents yes X1000!