Ejection and swapping don’t kick in until the child can express a coherent preference. Lets say, definitely not two and definitely by seven, although a magistrate could still hear pleas when the child is under-age and act as a proxy for the child’s good judgement. Addition kicks in immediately, because the rule of mutual consent gives the existing parents a sanity veto.
Running from bad parents is only one use of this system. Creativity quickly comes up with other uses. For example, surfing around the world by adding travellers and riding with them, or adding multiple families and having “a home in every port”. Cementing best friendships by merging families. Adding a mentor, such as when the beloved existing parents are great at childrearing but don’t know a potter’s studio from a mud hut.
I thought this up because I was modelling the question “what if parenting could be mutually consensual”. It may be silly, but silliness is if anything a red flag to ignore your snap judgement, because it’s contaminated by “common sense”.
All good geeks love a game of what-if.
Ejection and swapping don’t kick in until the child can express a coherent preference. Lets say, definitely not two and definitely by seven, although a magistrate could still hear pleas when the child is under-age and act as a proxy for the child’s good judgement. Addition kicks in immediately, because the rule of mutual consent gives the existing parents a sanity veto.
Running from bad parents is only one use of this system. Creativity quickly comes up with other uses. For example, surfing around the world by adding travellers and riding with them, or adding multiple families and having “a home in every port”. Cementing best friendships by merging families. Adding a mentor, such as when the beloved existing parents are great at childrearing but don’t know a potter’s studio from a mud hut.
I thought this up because I was modelling the question “what if parenting could be mutually consensual”. It may be silly, but silliness is if anything a red flag to ignore your snap judgement, because it’s contaminated by “common sense”.