[Enterprise]

I am curious why society - with all this gooey talk of "feelings" and "self-esteem" - seems to think that men who lose their children do not suffer pain and depression. But hey, what do I know?

[BuddhaBoy]

You are speaking of the root cause of all of this misery; which is emotional reasoning instead of logical reasoning.

Many people here at FR are guilty of this, they talk about the needs of the child and respecting the family and all that stuff which has nothing to do with the subject, because they bring their own emotions into the discussion rather than deal with the issue rationally.

They mistakenly feel that their emotions are just as important as the facts at hand. Look how quickly they go on the attack at an opinion that offends their delicate sensibilities, instead of arguing the issue at hand.

This is what is bringing down America, and it is no different then what drives those fanatics in Islamic cultures who want to silence anything not keeping with their religious beliefs. In short, facts dont matter, just dont offend them.

It's too bad, because it limits discussion, and brings animus to these threads where it isnt needed. It's the same with society. When was the last time you saw a Liberal and a Conservative actually debate an issue, instead of accusations flying back and forth, with nothing getting resolved?

[kilohertz]

I am curious why society - with all this gooey talk of "feelings" and "self-esteem" - seems to think that men who lose their children do not suffer pain and depression. But hey, what do I know?

Because the Divorce Industry makes its money by taking a cut of payments from men to women, of course ... therefore the need to play up the case of women and children ("for the children! but think of the children!"), and minimize the case of the men ("deadbeat dads").