Maybe i am too woke but I'm actually glad birth rates are declining. Not because children are a burden, but because more people are finally realising they're not fit to be parents and that's a far kinder decision than bringing a child into a life they're not prepared for.
10/10 parenting. I will die on the hill that supporting young adults and staying right there with them as they climb into adulthood is one of the most important things you will ever, ever do as a parent.
I’ve always considered myself a wise fool. I’m very aware, very observant, very intelligent and somehow still capable of doing the dumbest shit imaginable. Life is my art I guess.
So freeing to realize you don’t actually need to solve someone’s inner life to decide what their behavior means for you. Maybe they love you deeply & are still too dysregulated, avoidant, selfish, overwhelmed, whatever to treat you well. You can believe that and still leave
I’m single so maybe mind my business 😂 but dating would be a lot easier if y’all dated people who actually liked you back. Half the “dating is hard” stories are really just y’all trying to force chemistry with somebody who barely likes you. Please stand up.
We focus sooo much on "communication" in relationships to the point that ppl who simply are not compatible end up in therapy together. It's scary b/c sometimes getting better at communication just makes an incompatible relationship last longer lol
Rejection is redirection, but constant rejection shrinks your ambition to only what is narrow and sure. Wins are just as important as losses as far as signals and direction go.
This is why I can’t take online arguments seriously anymore because a lot of people online have black & white thinking when a majority of all problems are in the grey area and IT DEPENDSSSSSSS, IT ALMOST ALWAYS DEPENDSSSSS, NOTHING IS DEFINITE BC IT DEPENDSSSS 😭
This is one of the most important lessons getting older and maturing will teach you. I say getting older and maturing because many men get older but never mature. Your girlfriend, wife, fiancée, etc. has done unspeakable things with other men before you and you will live with it.