Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Cranmer vs Cranmer
Joan Cranmer — a mother who walked out on her partner and son two years ago, voluntarily cutting off all contact until she recently petitioned for custody — has just been awarded full custody of her son by the courts, with the judge stating “children are simply better off with their mother.” This controversial ruling has led to calls for you to intervene.
I’ve encountered with 5 choice
1. “She abandoned Ichabod, and now she wants to play mummy?” snaps Ed, Joan’s ex-partner. “She doesn’t even know him; I do. His favourite show is Adolescent Zombie Ninja pet. When he’s sick, he likes boysenberry juice, through a curly straw. Mothers should know these things, but she went off to ‘find herself’. I’ve done an amazing job with my son, and thanks to my help, he gets excellent grades in school now. Child custody should go to the most suitable parent, not just the one with the uterus. Fit parents don’t dump their kid when they get bored.”
2. “I was bored with Ed, not my son,” insists Joan. “Ed is a very narcissistic man; he was stifling my soul. I couldn’t even have friends. Now, I’m much better; I have my own career, and a lovely flat near one of the top schools in the country. I can provide for my son materially and I can be there emotionally. All children need their mother, no matter what. I am grateful that Ed stepped into the breach in my absence, but nothing can make up for a mother’s love.”
3. “A mother merely does what any common cat does,” remarks the proudly misogynist author of the mothering guide Stop Whining and Push. “Why does simple childbirth give women special custody rights? Mothers may feel attachment, but fathers provide moral and mental instruction. See how the boy’s grades improved with his father’s influence.” He holds up a book report with ‘Did your father write this?’ at the bottom. “Clearly, fathers are the more fit parent and should gain child custody in separations.”
4. “Hi!” Ichabod waves at you from the floor. “Why don’t big people ever ask me what I want? I want to live with Mummy and Daddy again, in a candyfloss castle with a pet. But Mummy and Daddy say ‘no’… because Daddy’s a ‘gnat-brained mule’ and because Mummy’s a ‘satanic slattern from Hell’… I think that means they’re not friends any more. So I want to live with Mummy half the time and Daddy half the time. Then I’d get two bedrooms!”
5. Dismiss the issue
Option 4. sounds nice so I choose it.
The result saids ‘Pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents.’
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In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Niceness
Average Smiles Per Day 2.5%
Compassion
Kitten Softness Rating 1.2%
Ideological Radicality
Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index 0.33%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.20%
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr. Units 0.14%
Government Size
Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index 0.12%
Average Income
money 0.06%
Economic Output
money 0.06%
Compliance
Law-abiding Acts Per Hour 0.05%
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.03%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.03%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.02%
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And decline in this qualities
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.06%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.06%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.06%
Public Education
Edu-tellignce? Test Score 0.06%
Public Healthcare
Theresa-Nightingale Rating 0.06%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.06%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.06%
Law Enforcement
Orwell Orderliness Index 0.06%
Sector: Manufacturing
Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 0.06%
Authoritarianism
MilliStalins 0.23%
Social Conservatism
Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index 0.43%
Average Disposable Income
money 1.2%
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This choice seems nice.
