children tend to become their parents. you get less than 10 years to raise your child, then most of the big blocks are carved. a lot of human learning is imita

children tend to become their parents. you get less than 10 years to raise your child, then most of the big blocks are carved. a lot of human learning is imitation play. pushback naturally occurs for all parents because civilisation extends by destroying it's foundations. the child's naive critique is sound, most people have never stopped to question their own motivations and have no refutation to certain truisms except to feel frustration at cliches. explaining to your child that what they are doing is perpetuating the cycle they are unconsciously criticizing is pointless. instead if you ever get into an argument with your teenager, take their hand, show them its shadow then say this "there are five things you can become in life: a shadow, a hand, or a light..." "i'll tell you about the other two when you're older." (the other two are patient when they become parents, and