• thenextguy@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      "You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. " - Keanu Reeves as Tod Higgins, Parenthood (1989).

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        5 months ago

        I hear taking candy from them is easy too. I’m too scared to try though.

    • Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world
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      Plus, now we’re not allowed to abort them even if we know we don’t have the mental, emotional, or financial capacity to take care of them, and it looks like they are trying to make contraceptives illegal again, so I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more and more stories like this.

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        Yeah it hurts the future generations the most. More adults that need therapy, but don’t get it and hurt others.