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The last part about them being a joy to hang out with is crucial. We need to remember we were like them once. They’re little extensions of us. Whenever I have
by steve_adams_86 6y ago
The last part about them being a joy to hang out with is crucial.
We need to remember we were like them once. They’re little extensions of us.
Whenever I have troubles with my kids I try to remember that I was a kid not that long ago. If I zoom out a little, it was just a blink. I’ll spend more of my life with my kids being adults, fate permitting, and the struggles of them figuring things out (and me as well) will be another blink. I really want to make the most of it.
- john-radio 6y ago> We need to remember we were like them once. To be honest I'm just barely hanging in trying to pretend I'm different now at 33.
- steve_adams_86 6y agoI’m not a psychologist. All of my reflecting and self analyzing suggests current me and past me were basically the same people though. I’ve developed skills and my brain works better for certain things, but more or less the same person inside. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I was taught my entire life that I’d grow into something and certain things would happen that would make me an adult, and i suppose I inferred this would be transformative. Not really though. If I drop that inferred notion I almost find it freeing. I’m not a kid or an adult or anything besides “me”, whatever that needs to mean in the moment.