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nikki w's avatar

i agree and think it’s a natural part of growing up. it’s the same as shielding a child or being overprotective. they grow up with a distorted, utopian view of the world, ignorant to the extent of the capacity for evil by humans and the evil that is naturally present in the world.

i have observed this in many people i’ve known, who cannot understand the suffering of people who have had ‘traumatic’ experiences. from what i can tell they are also a lot less motivated than those who have had to endure pain and build themselves up again. when they inevitably experience a trauma, they are ill-equipped and can easily be derailed when this doesn’t fit their utopian schema of the world.

parents need to accept that suffering is inherently part of being alive and instead of trying to shield their children, equip them with the courage, motivation and resilience to overcome their suffering.

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Eldred Frederick Godson's avatar

"What does not kill you, only makes you stronger"

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