Selfless vs self-sacrificing

[JEDI]

The child takes and takes and takes w/nothing in return.
the parent keeps on giving and giving, even sacrificing their retirement/401k for their child's education.

The only time the parents are worried is when they nothing left to give and that the child might never return.


The Parents: Selfless or self-sacrificing?
WHY do you think so?

 

[zerocool84]

Self-sacrificing of course. She's sacrificing her own well being for the child.

 

[Malak]

What is the difference?

 

[chorb]

self-sacrificing

they're sacrificing their own time/resources and putting the effort towards a "cause" of raising a self reliant child

 

[spaceman]

depends on who u axe

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

depends on who u axe

I see what you did thar.

 

[DominionSeraph]

It depends on whether or not they feel it's a sacrifice.

If they give it up with ease because it is who they are, they are selfless.
If they are hesitant due to the cost to themselves but give it up anyway, they are self-sacrificing.

 

[nanette1985]

The only time the parents are worried is when they nothing left to give and that the child might never return.

Parents are worried every second of every minute of every day. The goal of child-raising is to let go of the children, send them out into the world, to make their own way. Sometimes never to return, but hopefully we'll see them again!

Nothing left to give? That never happens. As long as I'm breathing there is always something left to give - and then my soul, and my memory, if it comes to that.

The child takes and takes and takes w/nothing in return.

The child gives in return - the satisfaction of having created a life and of keeping that child alive for yet another day. That's the most important think I want in my life.

The Parents: Selfless or self-sacrificing?
WHY do you think so?

Sometimes either, sometimes both, sometimes neither. One of the great truths of parenthood is that you have to take care of yourself as a parent so that you can take care of your children - like the airplane oxygen thing where you have to do yourself first. That's not always possible.

Parents are just people, with strengths and weaknesses just like anyone else. Sometimes parents do great things. Sometimes they do horrible things. Each child needs both good experiences and bad ones in order to survive life.

 

[tomsmith2010]

The parents are selfless, because they gave all their wealth to the future of their children..