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If you read through at all, you'll find at the end that he gives some consideration to whether everything really happened the way he remembered it. IMHO, withi
by CWuestefeld 11y ago
If you read through at all, you'll find at the end that he gives some consideration to whether everything really happened the way he remembered it.
IMHO, within that envelope there's plenty of room to find a tribute to living life, rather than letting fears govern our fate.
- murbard2 11y agoEven assuming his fears as a kid were blown up, they are still real and the dad's attitude towards them is extremely cavalier. I had similar fears as a kid, and I grew out of them. Being pushed never did anything to alleviate those fears and caused me a tremendous amount of pain at the time.
- jonknee 11y agoIt appears the kid in question turned out just fine and has grown to cherish the memory.
- slayed0 11y agoI obviously don't know your story or any of the specifics but it might be worth taking a second look at whether or not being pushed while you were scared helped you eventually outgrow those fears.
- coldtea 11y ago>Even assuming his fears as a kid were blown up, they are still real and the dad's attitude towards them is extremely cavalier. Yeah, it was another time, when you were overprotectivily cuddled 24/7, and people had fun and adventures in nature even when they were kids.