The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTraumalemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1688arrow-down129
arrow-up1659arrow-down1imageTraumalemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoYou have to promise them a some kind of made up dream but make it clear they can never attain it.
minus-squareMossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoOh God, my parents (accidentally) did that with me.
minus-squarenilloclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYour parents are billionaire oligarchs who rely on the status quo for cheap labor by forcing ridiculous work schedules, ever increasing rents, and record profits for basic necessities?
minus-squareMossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoNo. But they were always overestimating what I was able to do as a child and were always putting goals just out of reach.
You have to promise them a some kind of made up dream but make it clear they can never attain it.
Oh God, my parents (accidentally) did that with me.
Your parents are billionaire oligarchs who rely on the status quo for cheap labor by forcing ridiculous work schedules, ever increasing rents, and record profits for basic necessities?
No. But they were always overestimating what I was able to do as a child and were always putting goals just out of reach.