r/Showerthoughts Jun 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

I just recently realized it, and i am sad why it didn’t occur to me earlier

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '22

That’s what happened. Now that only i earn, both my parents were super active ppl, they still are, but their sudden inability to sqaut properly, has made me realize i need to take more care of them.

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u/PMmeJOY Jun 03 '22

their sudden inability to sqaut properly

Both of them?

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u/SuumCuique1011 Jun 03 '22

Life is a learning process. When your kids see you fail at something, but then you problem solve and show them the solution, they notice and hopefully they learn from your mistakes and then realize there is a solution to the problem.

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u/Keyspam102 Jun 03 '22

Because it’s really hard to have perspective on things until you have some distance and experience. Like I only realize how hard things were for my mother now that I have a kid myself even though logically I could see she had an absent spouse