He has failed as a father twice... once, at age 16 and again now. We can't know that even with an involved father, this guy would have turned out differently, but that's not the point.
Now "People will always link me with him"... yeah, well, that's the thing with fathers and sons, isn't it?
Yes it's called Pride.
Overweening pride, arrogance, haughtiness: these have been the stuff of tragedy. Vanity, fussiness, delicacy: the stuff of comedy. These are all forms of self-delusion, and paper-thin masks over rotting features. Pride and vanity refuse the truth about who we are and substitute illusions for reality. While vanity is mostly concerned with appearance, pride is based in a real desire to be God, at least in one's own circle.
I looked at Norwegian NRK site. He specifically states " I wish he had killed himself INSTEAD OF all these people" It is NOT as some has said here, ". . after the fact". NO: INSTEAD ! INSTEAD. Get it ?
Before having a child myself, I use to "blame" bad kids on bad parenting. I no longer do. My son has Aspergers, anxiety, ocd, among other things and has been loved and guided as much as any two parents can do. Sometimes love isn't enough to change a twisted mind. What I can say is if you think your child is going down a strange path, then tell the authorities, maybe something could be done.
I am very weary of hearing about this criminal. I want to hear about the victims and their lives. What were their hopes and dreams? What were their beliefs? I really don't ever care to hear about Breivik or see an image of him again. He wants to tell us about his issues? Why would Norway and other countries honor him with a forum? Lock him away, or better yet sentence him to death, and shut him up! Enough already. He wants to share his message and the media is giving him a worldwide podium. Stop it!
Right - and if he hadn't talked with his son since he was 16, how bad was the relationship before that? More will come out on this later as they dissect the killer's history.
Trying to make his birth father feel guilt is misplaced. How about the mother? Didn't she know what was going on? This was a grown man who made these decisions and carried them out all by himself. Stop with the blame!
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Now "People will always link me with him"... yeah, well, that's the thing with fathers and sons, isn't it?
I wish he killed himself INSTEAD.
Not after.
Overweening pride, arrogance, haughtiness: these have been the stuff of tragedy. Vanity, fussiness, delicacy: the stuff of comedy. These are all forms of self-delusion, and paper-thin masks over rotting features. Pride and vanity refuse the truth about who we are and substitute illusions for reality. While vanity is mostly concerned with appearance, pride is based in a real desire to be God, at least in one's own circle.
He specifically states " I wish he had killed himself INSTEAD OF all these people"
It is NOT as some has said here, ". . after the fact".
NO: INSTEAD !
INSTEAD. Get it ?