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Damn. As a commenter on the page put it, this was “compulsively readable”, I didn’t expect to read the whole thing.

Definitely a great read if you have a parent that has had severe failures. This essay is a great example of taking a confused and fragmented mess of childhood experiences, expectations and emotions and crystallizing them into something digestible.

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A great read even if you don't have a parent that has had severe failures.

My parents were loving and calm and, I found out later, one was very weird (I won't say more) with my older siblings but strangely never with me.

But I sometimes lose my temper with my young child (certainly not violent but I'm not proud of how I act), for reasons that feel very valid in the moment. This article is a helpful reminder to keep perspective.

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