Maybe they're lying, maybe in ten years they'll turn out to be just as bitter and broken as I am now Or maybe they're lucky, maybe they're like Lori Mattix gushing about getting to fuck David Bowie maybe they *wanted* that house burned down That just makes me madder at them
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*His own* self-diagnosis ("I'm conscious of my own failures with perseverance and I don't want her to repeat my mistakes") is a red flag That doesn't sound to me like genuine thoughtful altruism, it sounds like textbook harmful projection
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Maybe my own little attempt at empathetic projection up there was self-indulgent but COME ON, a grown man skipping a meal to spend six hours doing anything is at least a little unhealthy
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Spending those six hours on some bullshit you don't need to do for any kind of work or obligation but out of this sense of "honor"? You've got some kind of problem son Dragging a nine-year-old girl into it? You've got a BIG problem my dude
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The self-defensive argument "Hey I went hungry too, I wasn't putting her through anything I wouldn't go through myself" That's the PROBLEM dude Someone who's willing to put HIMSELF through that is already not okay, and now you're making her not okay in the same way
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I dunno man Most of the responses were very hostile and angry, a lot of them were performatively snarky, and people had the right to react that way But a lot of them were also actively trying to reach out and be at least a little empathetic and compassionate to the dad
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One lady who's a teacher who works in early childhood education did a long thread "This is why adults often misunderstand what children need based on our own baggage, even truly well-meaning adults, this is the way to acknowledge that you've messed up and apologize"
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And what really depresses me is how it all just bounced off and got lost in the noise of "people trying to cancel me" It makes me really sad Because 99.9% of the time that's just what happens The hardest damn thing is to admit you have a problem ESPECIALLY for parents
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If you want to teach a child to fend for themselves? A good way to do that is to SHOW THEM HOW TO DO SOMETHING. "This is a can opener. It goes like this, and you put the end in like this. Now you try." Takes five minutes. Also you should teach them to cook real food.
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I sort of resent the "can we not armchair diagnose" argument when one is calling out irresponsible behavior or obvious problems that need to be addressed
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