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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    #2

    Cue Jolly in...

    5....4....3.....2.....

    The Brad

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    • AxtremusA Offline
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      Axtremus
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      #3

      From the article:

      “I’ve consistently felt that when society and government tries to define what is or is not a family, we’ve historically done a very poor job of doing so,” said Davis. “It hasn’t gone well, and it’s not a business that government should be in, so that guided my thinking on this.”

      Get the government out of the business of defining "family".

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      • Catseye3C Offline
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        Catseye3
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        #4

        @Axtremus said in Throuples:

        . . .and it’s not a business that government should be in . . .

        Yep.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • CopperC Offline
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          Copper
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          The government should be in the business when the government has a need.

          Not when the weirdo has a need.

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          • MikM Offline
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            Mik
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            #6

            What is best for society as a whole?

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              What is best for society as a whole?

              George KG Offline
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              George K
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              @Mik said in Throuples:

              What is best for society as a whole?

              Masks?

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • RenaudaR Offline
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                Renauda
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                Yes, if masks serve the common good then I am all for them.

                Elbows up!

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                • George KG George K

                  @Mik said in Throuples:

                  What is best for society as a whole?

                  Masks?

                  taiwan_girlT Offline
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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on last edited by
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                  @George-K said in Throuples:

                  @Mik said in Throuples:

                  What is best for society as a whole?

                  Masks?

                  😂

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    From the article:

                    “I’ve consistently felt that when society and government tries to define what is or is not a family, we’ve historically done a very poor job of doing so,” said Davis. “It hasn’t gone well, and it’s not a business that government should be in, so that guided my thinking on this.”

                    Get the government out of the business of defining "family".

                    JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    @Axtremus said in Throuples:

                    From the article:

                    “I’ve consistently felt that when society and government tries to define what is or is not a family, we’ve historically done a very poor job of doing so,” said Davis. “It hasn’t gone well, and it’s not a business that government should be in, so that guided my thinking on this.”

                    Get the government out of the business of defining "family".

                    And celebrate the destruction of one of the most successful societies the world has ever seen.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • LarryL Offline
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                      I love my wife. I mean totally, unconditionally, in every way she is THE only woman on the face of the earth as far as I'm concerned. Every single thing, no matter how small and insignificant it is, she gives me. She is not only my wife, she's my best friend. I cannot even begin to see myself having enough time, attention, or love to give to another person.

                      Secondly, even if I did have a little of me left to give someone else i couldn't do such a thing to her emotionally. This is yet another hammer swing at the family unit. You simply cannot love two people at the same time in a relationship. If you think you can, you don't know what love is, and the only person you love is yourself.

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                      • LarryL Larry

                        I love my wife. I mean totally, unconditionally, in every way she is THE only woman on the face of the earth as far as I'm concerned. Every single thing, no matter how small and insignificant it is, she gives me. She is not only my wife, she's my best friend. I cannot even begin to see myself having enough time, attention, or love to give to another person.

                        Secondly, even if I did have a little of me left to give someone else i couldn't do such a thing to her emotionally. This is yet another hammer swing at the family unit. You simply cannot love two people at the same time in a relationship. If you think you can, you don't know what love is, and the only person you love is yourself.

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                        Loki
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                        @Larry said in Throuples:

                        I love my wife. I mean totally, unconditionally, in every way she is THE only woman on the face of the earth as far as I'm concerned. Every single thing, no matter how small and insignificant it is, she gives me. She is not only my wife, she's my best friend. I cannot even begin to see myself having enough time, attention, or love to give to another person.

                        Secondly, even if I did have a little of me left to give someone else i couldn't do such a thing to her emotionally. This is yet another hammer swing at the family unit. You simply cannot love two people at the same time in a relationship. If you think you can, you don't know what love is, and the only person you love is yourself.

                        Yeah, the therapists are going to be twisted in knots over this. I’d love to see the American Psychological Association weigh in on this one.

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
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                          No, it's fine. No problemo, if they love each other. Better yet, if they can find a consenting dog. Or a cat. Amazing what a cat can do with its tongue.

                          Only thing missing is a Shetland pony.

                          I'm sure the children will be perfect little darlings, well-adjusted and ready to take their plAce in Ax's society...

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            jon-nyc
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                            What does it even mean for Sommerville to ‘recognize’ a particular arrangement as a family?

                            The state sets all relevant family law.

                            If it were my town, I think the significance would be limited to who is covered by a family membership at the town pool.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              What does it even mean for Sommerville to ‘recognize’ a particular arrangement as a family?

                              The state sets all relevant family law.

                              If it were my town, I think the significance would be limited to who is covered by a family membership at the town pool.

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                              Loki
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                              #15

                              @jon-nyc said in Throuples:

                              What does it even mean for Sommerville to ‘recognize’ a particular arrangement as a family?

                              The state sets all relevant family law.

                              If it were my town, I think the significance would be limited to who is covered by a family membership at the town pool.

                              Being the hinge person is all you need to know.

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                From the article:

                                “I’ve consistently felt that when society and government tries to define what is or is not a family, we’ve historically done a very poor job of doing so,” said Davis. “It hasn’t gone well, and it’s not a business that government should be in, so that guided my thinking on this.”

                                Get the government out of the business of defining "family".

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                                Klaus
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                @Axtremus said in Throuples:

                                From the article:

                                “I’ve consistently felt that when society and government tries to define what is or is not a family, we’ve historically done a very poor job of doing so,” said Davis. “It hasn’t gone well, and it’s not a business that government should be in, so that guided my thinking on this.”

                                Get the government out of the business of defining "family".

                                Governments should get out of the business of defining marriage or partnership. In my opinion, the "government" side of marriage should simply be a contract between adults. Every group of adults can make a common contract.

                                But for "family" it is less clear. There's the biological reality of parenthood, which requires a father and a mother. There are children, which may require some kind of protection by the government. A government needs to say something about these things whether it wants to or not.

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Mik
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                                  Excellent observation, Klaus. Does the party with no biological connection have parental rights? Tricky.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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