Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

SimpleMachine@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

There have been a ton of studies over the last several years that show that venting doesn’t work, and can sometimes even make things worse. Not trying to invalidate your own experience, but this probably isn’t the best advice for everyone.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735824000357

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful that their independence was born from neglect rather than choice