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I’m describing my own childhood and life. Not everyone was a happy, giggling teen. Some of us have lived with an existential fear of death (could never believe
by hotpotamus 3y ago
I’m describing my own childhood and life. Not everyone was a happy, giggling teen. Some of us have lived with an existential fear of death (could never believe the happy stories of an afterlife that I was told) from a young age.
Here’s a story written yesterday about a child who is already experiencing this in kindergarten.
https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/do-kids-need-ambition.html https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/do-kids-need-ambition.html
You may think that because you have not suffered, no one else does, but I assure you that is not correct.
- mlhpdx 3y agoTake care. I can’t begin to know your experience. The fact is that I live with an unyielding fear of people. So even as I’m grateful for the joy in the house right now I’m deeply uncomfortable, bordering on panic. Im grateful that I can see the fear is unfounded but that doesn’t make it less real. That knowledge extends to knowing the fear is only impactful on others if I let it manifest in my actions. It always will, but insomuch as I choose my actions it doesn’t have to make much mark on the world. Reading that now it feels a little awful but I absolutely don’t mean it so. I hope you can find peace for yourself.