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Well I used to throw a few bones into my kids room if they chewed on them then they were fed otherwise, tough, it taught them to look after themselves, why should I have to put up with the responsibility?

Actually, that just seems to be the response of Ner' do wells, the aim of the majority of parents even in todays society fortunately is to ensure their children have the basics of a decent upbringing, (otherwise we would suffer even more chaos).
So, perhaps we need to put up with the animals other people rear?
They make us seem most perfect.