• Cypher@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I played ice hockey with a young bloke who had FAS and he was an absolute mess. Zero impulse control, low intelligence and addicted to anything he could get his hands on.

    Some of his behaviour would have earned another person a beating but everyone knew and tried… correcting his behaviour a bit more gently.

    His dad was clearly making an effort but it was ruining both their lives and he had divorced.

    Young bloke ended up offing himself.

    On an equally depressing note, once you know what to look for you see FAS fairly regularly in porn.

  • latenightnoir@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Sometimes, we’re assholes doing asshole things.

    But sometimes, juust sometimes, we become the Universe’s instruments for slapping some sense into others.

  • Shou@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Nah. Dude is not the reason for a divorce. The mother is. She chose to indulge in alcohol while pregnant. It’s her fault.

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      21 days ago

      And probably the husband’s fault as well if he knew it was going on and did nothing to stop it. They should both go sober until the baby is born.

      • Anivia@feddit.org
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        21 days ago

        If the dad already knew about it, why would he get a divorce the moment his child finds out? Makes no sense, he didn’t know