SnarkSnout

You are not worthy of respect for protecting your grandparents. You think they'll stop this behavior? Your protection will just enable them to do this to someone else, either in your family or outside of it. Sometimes you have to think beyond your own desires and do what's right to protect other people.

Edit: I guess your parents are really your grandparents.

You were brave to give voice to a question I'm sure many have. And the responses about bonding, even before birth, are excellent points. To add to that, remember that most parents have dreams for their child's future from when they first know they're expecting. Even before birth, the baby is incorporated into the family's vision of themselves forever. So, even though they may not know their child's "grown up" personality yet (like you'd know if losing a teen or young adult), this child is still a person in their lives, even before birth. When an infant dies, the family not only loses someone they love, but they've lost all of their dreams of what they thought their lives would be in the future. So to me, it would seem like a double loss - the child, and all the dreams that came with him/her.

Hijacking to say that, while you are waiting for a movie super villain role, I would love to see you play one of the bad guys on The Blacklist. Would you enjoy working with Spader again?