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I saw Doom running on a pregnancy test 7 years ago... But I've subsequently learnt to love him.

by royletron 6y ago

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throwaway_dcnt 6y ago
Give it another 6 years. 13 years is when the monster comes out.
- royletron 6y ago
  IT GETS WORSE?!?!?!?!?
  - dr_dshiv 6y ago
    I'm always so stunned by this. Young kids are so hard, but they say teens are the hardest! 11 years old is so nice. You can still cuddle, they like to be read to and mostly listen the 3rd time you say it.
    - bad_user 6y ago
      Wait another year or two, when the judgemental rebel comes out.
    - mumblemumble 6y ago
      I've only got young kids, so I have only experienced tired and frustrated. But even our bad days only last a day, tops. What I haven't experienced, but do observe in colleagues with teenagers, is utter despondency and emotional collapse due to a cloud of rancor that's been hanging over the family for weeks on end.
  - markus_zhang 6y ago
    Teenages tend to revolt against their parents no?
    - phkahler 6y ago
      Yep. People like to think we are more sophisticated, but we have built-in animal behaviors. Teens revolting and making their own way is a big one. Hard for parents but important for the kids. I still find it weird how hard wired some things are.
      - faitswulff 6y ago
        I’ve heard (can’t remember the source now) that the rebellious teen phase is a cultural phenomenon. I find it believable. In general, ascribing human behaviors to biology is shaky science. Ah, here we go: > Although Westerners may expect from adolescents a certain level of delinquency, antisocial behavior and sometimes violence, cross-cultural research demonstrates adolescent behavior and experience is actually quite variable across the world. Adolescent misbehavior does not appear to be a cultural universal. https://hraf.yale.edu/are-teens-always-troublemakers-cross-culturally-considering-bad-behavior-in-adolescents/ https://hraf.yale.edu/are-teens-always-troublemakers-cross-c...
        untog 6y ago
        I agree that ascribing human behaviours to (particularly animal) biology is shaky. But the changes going on in teenage years (ie puberty) lead me to think teenage rebellion isn’t just cultural.
        ashtonkem 6y ago
        The hormonal changes are hard wired, but certain behaviors aren’t. As an interesting corollary, did you know that the symptoms experienced by schizophrenics is extremely culturally dependent? Here in America the voices heard by someone with schizophrenia often urge violence, but in other countries (India is the one I’ve heard) they say nice, positive things. Same condition, culturally dependent outcomes.
        petra 6y ago
        Interesting. What happens to someone with Schizophrenia who moves from the US to India ?
  - evo_9 6y ago
    Yeah they literally stop listening to you and usually do the opposite. I was no different. I heard my mom complaining about her friends kid getting his ear pierced and she looked at me and said ‘never while you are living under my roof!’. My dad immediately realized the error but it was too late. I had never given it a thought before and maybe even thought it was stupid. After dinner I literally drove to the mall and got my ear pierced and went straight home and paraded around our house. I honestly don't think I had a choice, my brain insisted on doing it.

I saw Doom running on a pregnancy test 7 years ago... But I've subsequently learnt to love him.

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throwaway_dcnt 6y ago

Give it another 6 years. 13 years is when the monster comes out.

royletron 6y ago
IT GETS WORSE?!?!?!?!?
- dr_dshiv 6y ago
  I'm always so stunned by this. Young kids are so hard, but they say teens are the hardest! 11 years old is so nice. You can still cuddle, they like to be read to and mostly listen the 3rd time you say it.
  - bad_user 6y ago
    Wait another year or two, when the judgemental rebel comes out.
  - mumblemumble 6y ago
    I've only got young kids, so I have only experienced tired and frustrated. But even our bad days only last a day, tops. What I haven't experienced, but do observe in colleagues with teenagers, is utter despondency and emotional collapse due to a cloud of rancor that's been hanging over the family for weeks on end.
- markus_zhang 6y ago
  Teenages tend to revolt against their parents no?
  - phkahler 6y ago
    Yep. People like to think we are more sophisticated, but we have built-in animal behaviors. Teens revolting and making their own way is a big one. Hard for parents but important for the kids. I still find it weird how hard wired some things are.
    - faitswulff 6y ago
      I’ve heard (can’t remember the source now) that the rebellious teen phase is a cultural phenomenon. I find it believable. In general, ascribing human behaviors to biology is shaky science. Ah, here we go: > Although Westerners may expect from adolescents a certain level of delinquency, antisocial behavior and sometimes violence, cross-cultural research demonstrates adolescent behavior and experience is actually quite variable across the world. Adolescent misbehavior does not appear to be a cultural universal. https://hraf.yale.edu/are-teens-always-troublemakers-cross-culturally-considering-bad-behavior-in-adolescents/ https://hraf.yale.edu/are-teens-always-troublemakers-cross-c...
      - untog 6y ago
        I agree that ascribing human behaviours to (particularly animal) biology is shaky. But the changes going on in teenage years (ie puberty) lead me to think teenage rebellion isn’t just cultural.
        ashtonkem 6y ago
        The hormonal changes are hard wired, but certain behaviors aren’t. As an interesting corollary, did you know that the symptoms experienced by schizophrenics is extremely culturally dependent? Here in America the voices heard by someone with schizophrenia often urge violence, but in other countries (India is the one I’ve heard) they say nice, positive things. Same condition, culturally dependent outcomes.
        petra 6y ago
        Interesting. What happens to someone with Schizophrenia who moves from the US to India ?
- evo_9 6y ago
  Yeah they literally stop listening to you and usually do the opposite. I was no different. I heard my mom complaining about her friends kid getting his ear pierced and she looked at me and said ‘never while you are living under my roof!’. My dad immediately realized the error but it was too late. I had never given it a thought before and maybe even thought it was stupid. After dinner I literally drove to the mall and got my ear pierced and went straight home and paraded around our house. I honestly don't think I had a choice, my brain insisted on doing it.