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Originally Posted by Marsh.

So, me being told my opinion isn't valid is an acceptable opinion.

I've never said that it's an acceptable opinion; it's less informed, that doesn't mean it's invalid. The argument that a non-parent has an equally informed opinion on how a parent might feel in any given situation than another parent is bizarre and I'm just not even sure what it's based in? In what other situation would you argue that you can empathise with a group of people "just as well as" other members of that group?

Me saying it's bollocks is an opinion presented as fact?

Oh please.

You're stating all sorts of things as facts with little reasoning behind them other than the fact that you personally feel like it should be the truth, even though basically every single person who actually is a parent in this thread has confirmed that there are certain things you just can't fully imagine as a non-parent. Again; this isn't people who were "born parents"... everyone who holds that opinion remembers their thoughts and feelings from when they didn't have children and knows for a fact that it's different.

Is it true for all parents? No but trying to factor abusive or uncaring parents into the equation is a complete strawman in this situation. "Some parents don't care about their kids, so obviously everyone can imagine what having kids is like". Just odd, and completely random, logic.

Also again there's just so much hostility against the idea. I don't know what that's about, really. No discussion, just butthurt dogmatic ranting. "I super DO understand what it's like to have children because of my imagination, so THERE"