▲ 340 ▼ Meet a Missouri dad who went from a ‘full-on bigot’ to fighting bathroom bans on behalf of his 16-year-old daughter: ‘When it was my child, it just flipped a switch’ (fortune.com) submitted 2 years ago by Carighan@lemmy.world to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Better late than never! 🥳
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, It's being selfish and lacking the forethought to muse about things that can happen to them too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, selfish and shortsighted. Far too often their selfishness manifests in behaviour that actually hurts them too. Even if they can't be taught empathy, I'd settle for teaching them enlightened self interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Same here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, selfish and shortsighted. Far too often their selfishness manifests in behaviour that actually hurts them too. Even if they can't be taught empathy, I'd settle for teaching them enlightened self interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Same here. permalink fedilink source parent