My whole thing is that I completely own that I may be a misanthropic freak of nature, but I have a sneaking suspicion I'm not that much of one, and if parents really are that fulfilled by parenting why don't they ever stop complaining about ithttps://twitter.com/Brien_Jackson/status/1373241380907155461 …
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Replying to @arthur_affect
I mean, have you ever heard writers talk about writing? Things can be amazingly fulfilling and also exhausting. That being said, looking for ways to escape it is something else entirely, and probably isn't trait limited to parenthood.
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I used to be a writer who complained about how awful and exhausting the process of writing was and, as a result, quit writing So I'm not really the best person to make this analogy with
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Replying to @arthur_affect @d_ruddenwrites
Maybe this is just chronic depression talking but my life is littered with examples of trying to take on the burden of temporary suffering to achieve future fulfillment and the fulfillment just never actually coming
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I think it's totally right to be wary of that imagined trade-off. 'I don't want to write, I want to have written.' You have to actually enjoy the process, or you are never going to get to the end of something, much less attempt the necessary redrafting even before submission.
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I mean, I've written stuff, gotten published, gotten positive feedback from it and paid well for it and all that, and was still extremely unhappy At which point you gotta ask, what are you waiting to have happen
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You can always become a better, more successful writer, the ladder goes up into the clouds, but at some point it's like "There's plenty of people out there who'd be overjoyed to be where you are now, but you're already there and you're miserable Why not let them have your spot"
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