• Tot@lemmy.worldM
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    10 hours ago

    I like to tell my husband about various things our daughter does when I know she’s probably listening. “She helped me with dishes, I didn’t even ask. She just came over and said she wanted to help, so when I asked her to dry a pile of bowls, she didn’t even hesitate. She was so careful and gentle and so thorough.”

    • TeraByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 hours ago

      Not parent, just dysfunctional child of parent.

      This would wreck my brain a bit trying to play a role that’s seemingly immensely important to my parents.

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    9 hours ago

    You know, i cant recall my parents ever talkin shit. Maybe its just because im oblivious most of the time. My peers on the other hand…

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    I read once that kids believe things they overhear more than the things that they are directly told and have been trying to do this ever since.

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    2 days ago

    This right here might be the most wholesome thing I’ve heard in a long time.

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    This happened to me… nothing destroys self esteem like parents bad mouthing you for stuff you thought was cool