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I get it. You’re 20-something. You like your life. It’s safe. I was there once too.

Now I’ve raised 3 boys to adulthood. It’s the hardest, most joyful, most frustrating, most wonderful experience you can possibly have as a human. There is NO way to learn unconditional love that even compares, IMO. Your children become your GREATEST teacher.

Remember me when you are staring into the eyes of your first newborn Ben. Staring into infinite love and joy. 🥰

(Side note. One of my best friends and business partners just had his first at 47! Held the “I don’t need kids” line for 20 years! Now he can’t believe he was going to miss the most “foundationally transformative” thing in his entire life! (His words).

Thx for letting an eternally grateful 55 yr old parent rant…. 👴😉

Be well 🙏🏻

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Ben Ewing 1y ago

Actually I’ll be 36 in a few short months.

I guess having never been that great at relieving my own suffering I feel it would be kind of hypocritical to accept the responsibility of relieving someone else’s.

Chris 1y ago

It takes self awareness to realise that, Ben. And maturity. Most people have very little of either. That alone gives you a BIG leg up on parenting.

Like Bitcoin, parenting calls you into becoming a better version of yourself.

At the very least, don’t rule it out. It expands your heart (and therefore awarenes) in ways that are impossible to describe in words alone 💓🧬🦋

Chris 1y ago

Pick up a copy of “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer. Transformational. For me and countless others 💓🙏🏻

Very approachable

Ben Ewing 1y ago

Unfortunately given the state of the Family Court, having no ego or self-interest coming in to parenting is probably a basic requirement at this point

Chris 1y ago

That’s a high high bar. (No ego). If everyone used that, humans would have become extinct loooooong ago.

Just sayin.

Ben Ewing 1y ago

And here I was thinking you couldn’t think for yourself