A good way to measure how much you've grown in life is to measure number of times dominant *type* of relationship in your life has changed..
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...Normal scripts give you 7 canned stages: 1. Parents, 2. Friends 3. Self 4. Romantic partners, 5. Employer, 6. Children 7. Grandkids
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... so you only start becoming a unique person if your number exceeds 7, or you break from the canned script at some point
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ideally don't you want {3,4,5,6} to be harmoniously integrated rather than distinct stages?
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okay, I'll accept that. Buy/sell as source of meaning making is borderline, but we'll take it as #8
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