Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

And when you do get help, it of course comes with strings attached and you’ve got to spend the next 6 months dancing blind in a field of landmines waiting for the help you received to be thrown back your face and detonated.

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful that their independence was born from neglect rather than choice