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Me taking my meds.
13 yr old son, "Mom, dang you take a lot of pills. Why? *pinball machine subject change* Turning Red was so embarrassing. Talking about period stuff for girls and middle school drama -cringe."
Me, "Get in the van you're coming with me to run errands." 1/
13 yr old son, "Mom, dang you take a lot of pills. Why? *pinball machine subject change* Turning Red was so embarrassing. Talking about period stuff for girls and middle school drama -cringe."
Me, "Get in the van you're coming with me to run errands." 1/
Him, "Ugh, ok."
Me, "I need you to know WHY I'm going to tell you these things. I want you to 1 -be a better man, 2 - be a good partner if you marry a woman, 3 - be a good dad, and 4 - be more understanding of the world in general."
Him, "Huh?" 2/
Me, "I need you to know WHY I'm going to tell you these things. I want you to 1 -be a better man, 2 - be a good partner if you marry a woman, 3 - be a good dad, and 4 - be more understanding of the world in general."
Him, "Huh?" 2/
Me, "Do you think the reason Turning Red felt awkward was that it was dealing with subjects that aren't openly talked about without embarrassment?"
Him, "Yeah, probably."
Me, "The awkward subject you mentioned is partly why I take so many pills." 3/
Him, "Yeah, probably."
Me, "The awkward subject you mentioned is partly why I take so many pills." 3/
Alright, time to participate: opinion thread (inspired by @vgr's threadapolooza) time.
Subject: Parenting
Subject: Parenting
@vgr 1. The goal of parenting is not to raise a well-behaved child. It's to raise a well-adjusted, fulfilled human being capable of contributing to the world and forming meaningful human relationships.
@vgr 2. These two competing goals are often mutually-exclusive.
