It was both frightening and empowering when I found out adults were just winging it.
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nostr:npub189nhq0cw33243htm08c53vjvgc5letv7d9sgqtgqsn6fnx6dv8zs0fsatx Maybe adults can afford to be honest with kids about that.
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It explained a lot, though.
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And learning that when adults told us, "you'll understand when you're older", the point was NOT that we couldn't understand it at the time, but that the adults didn't want to admit that it was bullshit.
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As Steve Dangle says, there are not adults, only tall children.