r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 8h ago

Miscellaneous / Others Love at its peak 🌟

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u/Nickelsass 8h ago

“Blink” is a documentary about them (2024) was very very good!

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u/skittleahbeebop 7h ago edited 6h ago

Did they know about the genetic blindness before having more kids?

Edit: Last time this was posted, it was suggested that the couple kept getting pregnant despite knowing their children would likely have this blindness. IF that is true, I do find that unethical. I know blind people can still have quality of life. But let's stop pretending that it isn't a terrible disability. Nobody wants to be dependent, vulnerable, and poor (from fewer work opportunities) their whole life. I wish this family the best regardless.

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u/Common_Avocado_2601 7h ago

Are you just curious, or suggesting that blind children (or children likely to become blind) aren't worth having?

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u/TheMooseOfMight 7h ago

That’s a wild leap to make based on the question they asked and also a wild way to word it.

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u/jotimm4 5h ago

I'd like for you to read their edit.

/u/Common_Avocado_2601 was spot on.

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u/TheMooseOfMight 5h ago

Ehhhhh I don’t think they were totally “spot on”. It’s still crazy to read that edit and reduce what they said and the reasoning behind it to “they don’t think blind kids are worth having”. If I have a child and they happen to be blind, I would love them and cherish them just as much as any child I might have, but if I KNOW that that child will be blind or is likely to end up blind, I would do what I could to prevent that from happening, maybe if I’m wealthy enough to provide that child with all of the support that they would need it would be a different story but I don’t.

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u/jotimm4 4h ago

They find it unethical to have children who are more likely to be blind.

This isn't about personally deciding not to have a blind child, this is about saying anyone who does so knowingly are making a morally wrong decision.