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There’s an old saying that a mother would step in front of a bullet for her child.
Does the instinct to do this come from the fact that it is her child, or that it is the child she loves? Would she step in front of a bullet for the same person if the person was not related to her?
Basically, does a mother love her child just because it is *her* child, or does the mother love the person that her child is?
basically, it’s both the same. because your child is yours no matter what.you would do anything to save your child even if it’s not a 100 student or a 20/20 vision eye sight…….. get it? good.
But wouldn’t maternal instinct take over and wouldn’t a women jump in front of “any” child? Isn’t it a woman’s instinct to save any child?
aries: Would you take a bullet for a random child you were passing on the street?
aries: Would you take a bullet for a random child you were passing on the street?
Well, would you take a bullet for a random one of your children?
There’s an old saying that a mother would step in front of a bullet for her child.
Taking a bullet for someone is no big deal.
Dying is easy; living properly is hard.
Yes, I don’t think there is time to think about it, I think it would be a natural instinct to step in front of a child and protect them.
I think I would go batstuff crazy if someone tried to hurt my kids, or any kids.
I think I would risk harm for another person’s child, but I don’t know that I would risk my life. I would probably stop short of risking my life for another person’s child because I would be looking out for the welfare of my own children who, B”H!!!! need me. Does that make any sense?
It does make sense Syag, but it may leave a contradiction, albeit an understandable one. If you have more than one child, and you risk your life for one of them, you have the same issue of looking out for the welfare of your (other) children, that you speak of in the case of risking your life for someone else’s child.
I think that it’s the maternal instinct and that it’s only for one’s own child. There have been actual cases in Israel where mothers have lied on top of their children to protect them from terrorist bullets. This is how Binyamin Kahane’s wife saved her children. It’s not something you think about–it just comes naturally to a mother. While I think most women would want to do what they can to help other people’s children as well, I don’t think that instinct comes into play when it’s not your own.
Don’t know, not a mom yet.
parents do not always love their children. whoever came up with that was lying. just cuz its natural doesnt mean there are no exceptions. some women just arent maternal.
agree wih princess
I think most mothers like their child because it’s their own child. Most mothers love their own children over others, myself included.
“just cuz its natural doesnt mean there are no exceptions.”
And b/c it’s an exception the pain and shame is so deep. With e/1 singing the praises of the yiddishe mama, a child who is hated by his mother thinks he’s the only unlucky one in the world. In truth there are many, MANY “yiddishe mamas” (mostly with Borderline Personality Disorder) who hate their kids and often single out one child for devastating abuse. Still, it’s an exception. Most parents do love their kids.
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