Date: 2025-05-26 11:33 am (UTC)
channelpenguin: (Default)
From: [personal profile] channelpenguin
That's harsh. I am sorry that people have to suffer that growing up.

I am lucky, my parents at least tried. I mean we didn't talk things to death, but definitely the logic was (mostly) explained when needed. Neither of my parents were "rebels" but neither would they unthinkingly do what someone else "told them" "just because". It had to make some sense.

The biggest gap was that I was (and perhaps still am) more willing than they to "cut my nose off to spite my face" than pragmatically and strategically quietly conform when it would actually have been to my advantage. Though I did learn this skill later :-) But we discussed that fairly logically. I was pretty emotional as a kid and often would beg that they listened to my words more than my tone, but sensibly, the rest of the would would not, so I guess they were trying to train me in a good direction.

Date: 2025-05-26 01:55 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calimac
Oh yes, that’s another thing. When my father would make a declaration, my brother would ask, “Why?” That would initiate the same ritual, every time.
“Because I say so.”
“Why do you say so?”
“Because I’m the Dad.” (Notice that doesn’t answer the question.)
“Why are you the Dad?” (At which point my brother has lost the thread.)
No answer to that one.

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