Sister Wives

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by AngiRd

I love this show i find it super interesting and like others have said they were all adults when they entered into this life style so i think we .. i mean the collective we should not persecute or prosecute them for it

With as many different backgrounds, upbringing, religious affiliations (or none), political leanings, life experiences, I would say that on this board, there really isn't a "collective we."

Discussing a lifestyle and their personal decisions that, as it appears on television...

- 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

... is NOT persecution.

[DrPhil]

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

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.