A mothers love should be unconditional love.If your child was convicted of a horrible crime?

Question

would you sill feel the same.Would you stand beside you child what ever the crime was?Or would you walk away and wash your hands of them?

Answer 1

I don't think anyone can understand this sort of love until you become a mother. You may not like the crime and feel they should take the punishment but it would break you - ofcourse you'd still love them.

Answer 2

A mother's love is unconditional but that does not mean you have to support all the actions of your child. If my child committed a violent crime against another person (serial killer, rapist, child molester, etc...) and I KNEW that they were guilty I would not support them or assist them in their defense. The fact is that there are consequences to actions. I would always love them but I think contact would be limited - at least until they started getting some help and showed true remorse for the pain that they had caused.

Answer 3

My love for my children is unconditional. I wouldn't deny that my son or daughter committed a crime. I wouldn't deny that it was very wrong. I would always wonder what I could have done better to ensure this didn't happen. I would wonder what I did wrong while raising my child for him/her to commit a serious crime. I would still stand by any of my kids regardless of the crime [murder, rape, grand theft...etc] because they are my child. People make mistakes. HORRIBLE mistakes but it's still important that a person feel loved. It's still important that they are forgiven.

Answer 4

the thought of my child in a prison is almost to much to bear, i would stand behind them even beside them, but would make them be accountable, responsible and honest about what they had done, and i would hire the best attorney and be there every visiting day, my feelings would not and could not change, there are no conditions on my love, but i would also make them do the right thing and my kids know that, i hope i have taught them well enough that this would never happen

Answer 5

If your love was truly unconditional then by definition you would still feel the same. You may not approve or condone what your child did but that does not change your love for your child. I would stand beside my child, regardless of the crime, but I would expect them to own up to what they did and suffer the consequences of their actions.

Answer 6

I would still love me child no matter what. But I would not excuse his bad behavior, I would know it was wrong & feel terrible for the family he may have caused problems with. I would also probably feel sorry for my child & think that there must be something going on with him that needs medical attention.

Answer 7

Whenever you start "Should'n" on people, you are being judgemental. Just worry about what YOU should do, not about what you think others should do.

You can love your child and still have the ability to walk away if that child repeatedly hurts you. Nobody has the right to continually punish you or make you believe them when they lie.

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Answer 8

Well, although the crime might be a horrific one. You still know that's your blood. You must let them no you are no part of their crime. But the part of you that's in them.. You must stand by them.
You would be making yourself less if you turned your back on your kid.

Answer 9

I believe that parenting comes with limitations and boundaries. I don't know that I would walk away, but I would in no way endorse any type of bad behavior.

Answer 10

you dont have to like a person to love them that's the big differnce


i would still love her and would not wash my hands of her
i would visit when it was visiting time and help and support her through this difficult time but i would not try to get her out of it