imagine having the narcissistic cruelty to, because you personally believe you have the capacity to accept someone for who they are, advise a child that the best thing to do is to just be themselves
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Replying to @chaosprime
it's a double bind. my parents told me in my childhood "you're correct, the system is bad and you've noticed it early. we still can't really help you. you have to learn how to survive in it." they could have done more than they did, but they didn't lie to me about "passing".
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sounds like the core approach i'd advocate though "you have to learn to be who you are and also be who other people require you to be. which is rough, but not as rough as trying to do just one of those. we'll try to help you, but it's not like we're great at it either. gl hf"
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Replying to @chaosprime @danlistensto
There is a third position you need to find for yourself, connected to but separated from both your ideal self and the ideal societal image of you. Many are the temptations to resolve the contradiction in favor of either side rather than embracing the superposition of both at once
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cognitive dissonance is an op
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