If your grown child were trying to kill you and the only way to save yourself was to kill them, would you?

I would die to protect my child's life, so that makes this a very difficult question to answer. I don't think I would be able to kill my own child--even if it meant I would have to die. I would definitely fight for my life, but not to the point of taking the life of my child.

It depends if my child were to be a harm to other people after myself. If my child were to to just kill me, no. I value my child's life over my own. While at the same time, I value my child's life over a stranger's life, I could not allow the child to do intentional harm to an innocent, I would have to go against every fiber of my being and stop my child.

I am an atheist, I am also a humanist. I value life, my child's life is of the utmost importance to me. But, if my child's intention to kill innocent people, I could not let it happen. Because there are things more important than my feelings.

What's the point of having a child if I'm going to kill him for any reason !?

I wouldn't do that .

not because of love or even mercy . love or mercy , in some situations , just disappear . ( the same with religious rules .)

but because I know why I have this child . I understand it and accept it .. and if I have to , I will die for it , with a smile .

My Children are my future , I'm their past .

I will always live in-them and through them .

but ...

what if you knew that your child , will grow up to be a mass murderer .. would you kill him to save , maybe hundreds of lives ?

If my child was in the position of wanting to cause my death then obviously something here is terribly wrong. Either he/she it deranged or evil or I did something that led him/her to believe I was deranged or evil. It depends on the situation. I doubt I could kill my child to save myself BUT I do believe I would have the courage to take my child's life if murdering another person was his/her intent and the ONLY way to stop my child was to kill him/her.

Not an easy question

If I have a child who intends to kill me, I will to put the law in the hands of the authority not mine.

Religion has nothing to do with it. My decision will never be affected by my religion.

Try to clear if you are talking about one child or children. Nevertheless my point is still the same.

I would be killed.

Never in millions upon millions of years could I ever kill my own child. Never. Ever.

Did I stress Never?? Ever.......

Ok, I'm done now.

Oh, and no, my Pagan faith does not affect my decision. My undying, unconditional, even against them killing me, love for my children affects my answer.

God no! You seem like a great guy with a great heart. Yea I know it's tough. I was verbally and physically abused a lot in my life. and yes I had those times were I was like I'm worthless and I there is not reason for me to live. I know this is going to sound are religious and stuff but seek Jesus. In 7th grade was the worst year of my life. I hated myself. I was crazy and I wanted to die. I went to church for this thing where these couples came from IHOP (International House Of Prayer) which was in Kansas but the holy spirit was in the room. and this lady came to me and prayed over me and she told me that God knew about my thoughts of suicide and that he was there with me and he loved me and that night turned my life around. so go to church and seek God and once you get a piece of him your life will be changed forever and you'll want more. -XOXO ASIA. <3

Hmm.

My first instinct was "no, I couldn't kill my child." But... what if I was a single mom with another minor child at home? In that case, I don't know. I still don't think I could do it.

If it was just me and the adult child and that's it... there's no way I could.

Not being a parent, I honestly don't know what I would do.

I don't think I could ever kill anyone. Child or not.

If it was self defense, then my faith says that I would not be held accountable for murder.

Unfortunately I know of just that thing happening. The father had to kill his son in order to protect himself. He was remorseful (not sure if that is the right word) until he died last year.The doctor told him that his son almost killed him, missing his heart by a hair's bredth. He was raised Catholic as was his son. His son was mentally ill.