Being 18-25 is like playing a video game where you’ve skipped the tutorial and you’re just sort of running about with no idea how anything works
Being 25-30 is like later on in the game when you’ve figured out how things work, but have made poor leveling decisions along the way and are now horribly underpowered for what you’re supposed to be doing.
Growing up neglected can mean you don’t feel like you get to be picky about who gives you attention or what kind of attention you even get, you cling onto anyone who acknowledges your existence and it can end up so painful
We gotta make sure that we apologize to our kids when we hurt them and acknowledge their feelings when they’re frustrated or sad.
We cannot be our parents. Yes, parenting is hard and a lot of our parents did the best that they can (some should have tried harder) but we need to be better than them.