What a stupid comment
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Youāll understand it one day. šÆ
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I get it. Youāre 20-something. You like your life. Itās safe. I was there once too.
Now Iāve raised 3 boys to adulthood. Itās 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. š„°
(Side note. One of my best friends and business partners just had his first at 47! Held the āI donāt need kidsā line for 20 years! Now he canāt believe he was going to miss the most āfoundationally transformativeā thing in his entire life! (His words).
Thx for letting an eternally grateful 55 yr old parent rantā¦. š“š
Be well šš»
Actually Iāll 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 elseās.
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, donāt rule it out. It expands your heart (and therefore awarenes) in ways that are impossible to describe in words alone šš§¬š¦
Pick up a copy of āThe Untethered Soulā by Michael Singer. Transformational. For me and countless others ššš»
Very approachable
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