Suing parents?

The philosophical argument- interesting:

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He might find his parents suing him if he doesn't watch out!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45636236

Was talking about this to a friend from the UK we had lunch with yesterday. And she said that although she loves her (adult) children so much (in their 30s and 40s and with several grandchildren) - she thinks she would not have children now- as the world is in such a bad place and the constant worry is making her ill.

Of course he is going about it the silly way - but I do think his point is valid somehow. And especially when living in a place like Mumbai.

Would you hesitate to have children if you were young now? I think I would, honestly- as I would feel it is unfair to have them and have them face the very difficult world of today.
I fear for my grandchildren all the time- even though they have really good homes, have everything their need, good (private) education, health care, etc. And even though they have choices that many won't have, with the right to EU and EEA linked nationalities.

So yes, a bit daft. But he has a point - and it is worth considering I say.

I would really, really, love for Piers Morgan to voice his opinion about this story on Good Morning Britain.

THE WORLD'S GONE NUTS !! ??.

There was also a child who sued her father for breach of contract as he failed to build a toilet in exchange for her doing well at school. She was top of the class but dad had not built the loo! www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-asia-india-46534681

He’s going about it in a silly way to grab headlines but there’s an underlying principle in the anti-natalist movement which is to resist the social pressure to have children. He’s making the point that people have children for the joy and pleasure they think they will bring them without too much thought for how those children will make their way in the world.

Isn’t he simply expressing how difficult it is for young people to support themselves, to find jobs and homes?

It’s no surprise that he comes from Mumbai, one of the most densely populated cities in the world with 54000 people per square mile. Compare London with approximately 8000 inhabitants per square mile in the City and 15000 inhabitants per square mile in the Greater London area.

The metropolitan area of Mumbai has experienced an explosion in growth over the past 20 years. The rapid population growth is attributed to migration from other regions in the country, with migrants seeking business and employment opportunities.

worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/mumbai-population/

That's a lot of people competing for jobs and homes.

This from the BBC two days ago:

A million more young adults in the UK are living with their parents than were two decades ago, research suggests. A quarter of 20 to 34-year-olds do so, the study, by think tank Civitas, says. Since 1998, this has risen by 41% in London, where housing is most expensive … And for 23-year-olds across the UK, the proportion living with parents has risen from 37% in 1998 to 49% in 2017.

If between a quarter and a half of all working age people in the UK between the ages of 20 and 34 are still needing financial support from their parents, especially in London, think what it must be like in a city with over three times the population density.

I gather his argument is that as he wasn't asked for his permission to be born his parents should support him for the whole of his life. So basically, a lazy so and so who is looking for an easy life!

As for disinheriting - I regularly remind my nieces that if they ever post a picture of me on any of their social media sites - they are out of the Will

oh yes Cherrytree- I do both, with gusto often sking whilst skiing

Maw, I just responded to Cherrytree's post. Threads diverge and meander- and then come back. It's ok, honest.

Perhaps it's a 'tongue-in-cheek' post, to get himself in the public eye. If so, he succeeded with a vengeance!

I imagine he has a perfectly normal relationship with his parents and is merely testing a point of law (the law is an ass). I shouldn’t think anyone could think he can “win”.

Well his parents probably are to blame. Not for giving birth but for raising such a brat. Is he perhaps an only child?

vimeo.com/146578303

For the benefit of anybody else who missed the point!

Parents who threaten to disinherit their kids for not thinking as their parents- yes re Cherrytree's post. I've known people who have done that, hence my reaction
But it wasn’t about that!
Oh dear, it was promising to be such a fun thread!
Never mind, how many teenagers (including us) like Kevin of TV fame whinged “I didn’t ask to be born?” and our parents long ufferingly didn’t reply “and I didn’t order one like you “
Never mind, it made me laugh!

jura never heard of sking?
And I don't mean ?

Willow10 Red hair is lovely. I think that I may sue my parents for NOT giving me red hair. It may prove difficult, though, as they both died many years ago.

Well that sounds plain daft to me. I wonder if that Boy /Man might be just trying to have a philosphical argument to show off how clever he thinks he is .

when the need arises she will put me in the cheapest care home she can find as far away as possible

That's pretty much what my DS says whenever I threaten to disinherit him M0nica! He's assured me he's already found the very place; just ready and waiting for me!

I regularly threaten to disinherit my children, if my Christmas or Birthday present isn't up to scratch, if they do not close the cloakroom door, if DS leaves his socks in the middle of the hall one more time. I threaten to disinherit them for any reason I can think of and do it at least once a day when they are home. The intention is to keep them on their toes

They take absolutely no notice of me, except DD who says when the need arises she will put me in the cheapest care home she can find as far away as possible and only visit once a year, if that.

So its stale mate and DDis not researching care homes.

Chewbacca

I was going to but your post is no laughing matter, it is extremely sensible.

Parents who threaten to disinherit their kids for not thinking as their parents?

Not thinking as his parents? Really Jura? This man isn't thinking like 99.99% of the worlds population, let alone his long suffering parents! And no matter what he (or anyone else) says/does/doesn't do/thinks etc, he has no rights to any inheritance from anyone. No one does. An inheritance is a privilege, not a right. No offspring has any right to be left anything by anyone. Including the people you know. Their money? Their decision.

"sorry you are here if you do not want to be"

Such as "I think you are my son because I gave birth to you, sorry you are not here and disown us because you do not wish to have been born, so we'll leave any inheritance to your brother/sister or Battersea Dogs and Cats Home"?

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Exactly what I thought Jalima; re his 15 minutes of fame. But it occurs to me that he's been... errr.. "unusal", in that he's had thoughts like this since he was 5 years old. I reckon that after 25 years of being parents to him, his mum and dad just sigh, roll their eyes and move on to his next revelation.