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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
- is causing a lot of family disharmony
- keeps mom and kids from seeing the husband/father (he stays at each home once every four nights) on a regular basis
- is contributing to depression in one of the teenagers
- uprooted their entire family - in a matter of 8 days - under the auspices that they were "running from the law," when their moving will have no effect on the reach of the charges filed against them
- is causing many of the older children internal strife; most don't want to follow in the parents' faith; several are "getting out" as soon as possible
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Yeah the surface-level freedom of choice does not override what is going on. Families are complex, stressful, and easily imbalanced. That complexity can be increased with "these types of families."
I appreciate consenting adults' rights to choose their own partnerships and families. At the same time, freedom of choice could theoretically support a lot of decisions that are considered illegal; and many would consider immoral or bad ideas based on weighing the costs and benefits.