Have been noticing lately how the throwaway, friendly jabs we give each other really add up over time. Feeling less confident and more self-doubt recently because of little things people said, which likely didn’t even register for them.
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a quote from a parenting book (of all places) said something like "never joke about anything you wish to encourage" their example was sarcasm to your teen "look who made it to the table" type teasing, for something that you ostensibly like having them present for
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Yeah! Totally! That’s exactly what it is. It does a psychological backflip on you and can mess you up.
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No. I saw something the other day saying "Art is forever and so are your mistakes" and just that joke felt like a punch in the gut at the time. It isn't just you.
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Hahaha truly
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Nope. It’s draining. The world is hard enough. Gotta help fill each other up (this sounds so hippy dippy but it’s true).
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Haha no you’re absolutely right (speaking of... let’s hang soon)
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Been there. I try to be nicer now.
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