You never met my step mother, he re married himself
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NGL, they had things to teach, but it came with a price
always does. sometimes people don't even realize the burdens they're passing off to their kids.
My dad wanted to raise me in his image, he thought that's how he could live forever
Fucked up shit
seems to be the built-in flaw of parenting---parents seeing themselves in their kids and using them as mirrors instead of doing the inner work to be capable of raising independent, self-actualized human beings.
Every generation is different, they were a ME Generation, and we are see the results of their work playout in society
true. I think every subsequent generation might feel this way about the prior ones. it's just the nature of inheritance: can be a blessing or a curse, or both, but you still have to choose your own course in life.
I don't blame or accuse, I only notice the systems, and how they were designed to serve
Speaking of inheritance, he tried to use that as a weapon of control, I passed on the inheritance
I will not compromise who I AM
yeah, seems to often be the case with inheritances. lots of wild stories out there about families ripped apart by greed over them. imo, if you've chosen your own identity and purpose in life, you're wealthier than any amount of money can make you.
The whole western global economic system was built for and to serve themselves
when you really think about 🤯