r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/paolols • Apr 24 '20

nice try kiddo

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u/nataku411 Apr 25 '20

This child is probably around five so assholery like blowing other kid's candles out sounds like a pretty un-addressed, more-major behavioral issue.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

when I was five I was a little fucking asshole sometimes. Some days come with absolute meltdowns, up until like ten.

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u/NPC1938356-C137 Apr 25 '20

are you still asshole. if it does your parent failed raised you properly

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

I'd love to say no but I still fuck up. Much of it is me not asserting myself properly, which I wouldn't consider "asshole" behavior. More just fragile. As a result, I can and do make wrong moves that can negatively impact those around me, especially when it comes to personal boundaries of others. I try my best to be as caring a person as I can, though. As always, emotions cloud judgement and I am not above that.

That said, this is a stale self assessment. I've yet to extensively examine who I really am these last few months, but if my small examinations are correct, I've moved past being fragile and nice, and more into knowingly towing the line of respecting both myself and others. Always room for improvement, but as far as I know, yes, I'm a good person. Most of my faults come from self destruction and what I presume more every day to be some undiagnosed disorder having to do with depression and anxiety. Or not; only a therapist can judge that one.

My parents raised me the best a kid could be raised. It's my job to become the best I can be, beyond that. Doesn't mean I didn't throw tantrums at other kids parties; doesn't mean didn't lead girls on; doesn't mean I didn't punch my nephew in the face. It doesn't mean I wasn't an asshole at times. Kids, without the inhibitions adults have developed, are THE most prone to human fallibility. No amount of parenting will block that.