MobileTechGuy@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoAs an owner of children, I approve this messagelemmy.mlimagemessage-square507fedilinkarrow-up11.55Karrow-down199
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minus-squarejeanma@lemmy.ninjalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down9·2 years agoDon’t want to be pedantic but you don’t “own” children, you are parent.
minus-squareshahar2k@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agooh, but you DO want to be pedantic. very much. (to be a bit too pedantic here)
minus-squareIts_not_Dave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoCan you legally make them work for you for free?
minus-squareteuniac_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAs long as the work can reasonably be referred to as “helping out their parent” and you’re not getting paid for it, yup. No problem.
minus-squarecrispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOP is probably not a native English speaker and didn’t mean for it to sound this way
minus-squareSamsy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoThx, I don’t like this kind of view, too. There is a quote in my native language: “Kids are only borrowed.”
Don’t want to be pedantic but you don’t “own” children, you are parent.
literally pedantism
oh, but you DO want to be pedantic.
very much. (to be a bit too pedantic here)
Can you legally make them work for you for free?
As long as the work can reasonably be referred to as “helping out their parent” and you’re not getting paid for it, yup. No problem.
OP is probably not a native English speaker and didn’t mean for it to sound this way
Thx, I don’t like this kind of view, too.
There is a quote in my native language: “Kids are only borrowed.”