I'm going to ignore the idiots who made dumbass comments on my thread, and answer these questions in the hope that others will follow suit.
I believe that no two people with AsPD, sociopathy or psychopathy are the same as some of us have other contributing disorders that are also affecting how we think and behave, so I am curious to see how others respond.
1: being an individual who isn't supposed to be capable of feeling guilt, remorse, empathy, or love, have you noticed that - being your offspring - you have, at the very least, some of these connections with your child/children?
No, I have no emotional connection to my daughter. I do care about her though, but it is a selfish, narcissistic type of caring. She is an extension of myself. When I look at her, I see me.
I also view her as my possession, something I own.
2: do you find that, regardless that they have came from you, you still victimize them like anyone else? Or perhaps more so since they are easier to access?
I don't victimize my daughter. Though, I have neglected her in the past.
I really do not enjoy the responsibilities of parenthood. Even though I've done almost everything that is required to raise my daughter - kept her fed, clean, warm and educated (she's being home-schooled), I've always hated doing those things for her or spending time with her. Though, spending time with her these days isn't too bad now that she's older. We have more in common now and she can be fun to play online games with.
3: seeing how you have a natural disconnection with people, do you view your children the same way you view everyone else? For instance, are they equal in value to your neighbor?
No, my daughter has more value to me then other people because she is a part of me, and because I get extra money for her from the government.
3 (part two): if your answer is "yes" to question #3, do you view them equal sexually, too? Also, what would your opinion be on the topic of incest?
Incest does not interest me. If it did, I would see nothing wrong with doing it.
4: what forms of punishment would you inflict on your child if they had A) committed a mild act; such as breaking a glass unintentionally. B) committed a harsher act such as; throwing a fit and slamming the door. C) committed a serious act, such as; physically harming another individual, or taking your vehicle for a joy ride. And D) committed a grossly poor act, such as; a serious crime which requires years in prison.
I'm pretty lax when it comes to punishment because I usually don't care about whatever she may have done to deserve it.
A) I would be annoyed that she broke a glass unintentionally, but I wouldn't see any reason to punish her over it.
B) I'd just do what I've done in the past and try to calm her down, so that she has more control over her anger and her actions. Usually she doesn't get that angry unless she's already being punished for something she did. It's the punishment that makes her angry, which usually consists of banning her off the computer for awhile. I threaten to ban her off the computer even longer if she doesn't calm down within a certain time limit and I explain to her why I believe she deserved that punishment, so that she is aware her actions have consequences.
I'm a bit of hypocrite though, because I rarely anticipate punishment myself. I always expect to get away with everything and if I get caught, then I'll just find a new way of doing the same thing. So, even though I am aware actions have consequences, often times I just don't care or I simply don't give the consequences much thought.
C) I've never punished my daughter for hurting other people because I didn't see anything much wrong with it. And as for her going joyriding... I can't honestly say how I would react in that situation as it's never happened.
D) I'd be more angry that she got caught than I would be over the crime she committed. I see nothing wrong with breaking the law.
My daughter threatened to stab me once (it was just a verbal threat) after I told her she wasn't allowed to play with her friends for being rude to me one day. She was about 10 years old at the time. I stuck to the punishment I had already given her as I felt that if it got that response, then it was obviously working. I actually found her threat rather amusing.
5: would you protect your children if they were in harms way?
It depends on the situation and whether or not my own life would be at risk trying to save her, but I think in most circumstances I would because I see my daughter as my property and I don't want anyone or anything damaging what's mine.
6: (if you have more than one child) do you ever single-out one child, and pick on them? Why that child?
I only have one child.
7: would you ever sacrifice yourself in order to save your child? (In a life or death situation)
No, probably not. I value my life more than hers.
8: have you noticed any antisocial and/or psychopathic tendencies in your children? And would you prevent those tendencies, or nurture them?
When my daughter was younger I thought she may develop AsPD as she gets older because of her behavior. She had anxiety issues, Attention Deficit Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. When she was younger she would lie and steal things occasionally. She liked drowning small animals (lizards mainly) just to watch them die and one time I caught her poking at the intestines of a mouse that the cat had ripped in half. She would tie her toys up at times and hang them the same way you would hang a real person, and she told me she wanted to blow up a store we were in because she was bored and wanted to go home. She could also be quite violent towards other children and myself when she didn't get her own way. She would bite, pinch and punch.
When she started school her behavior didn't seem to improve much as she kept getting into trouble a lot and there were times where she wouldn't listen to the teachers or was rude to them and refused to do her work. I was attending welfare meetings on a fairly regular basis, which carried on right through into high school. Eventually, after a liason officer had been brought in to help deal with the problem, I decided to take her out of school and home-school her instead, which seems to have improved her behavior quite a bit. Even though she still hates doing school work, I think she enjoys the fact that we are spending more time together now.
I believe a lot of her behavior was related to my not spending time with her and I think the frustration associated with her anxiety issues contributed to it as well. I really don't believe that she will develop AsPD now, as her behavior has improved. I don't think she has conduct disorder, which usually leads to AsPD.