• HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Because society and our parents themselves gaslight us into thinking they’re perfect. It kind of annoys me that not seeing one’s parents as flawed human beings is treated as a failure of the child. I knew my parents made some bad decisions. It wasn’t my idea to give them absolute power over every aspect of my life.Yeah, they’re flawed human beings like me, but I’m the one who suffered because they wouldn’t admit to their flaws and reconsider their decisions. It wasn’t me who couldn’t tell they weren’t perfect.

    • MelonTheMan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m raising a kid right now and he has some really bad takes, but I make it a point to talk through his choices with him. Definitely still feel like I have a lot to learn.