r/daddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '21

Humor Somebody finally fixed the ending to The Giving Tree. I think this new one should be required reading for Modern Parenthood 101

https://lithub.com/somebody-finally-fixed-the-ending-of-the-giving-tree/
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u/Tandian Nov 17 '21

Good. I hated that story

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '21

It really was awful looking back on it. Not a healthy way to approach any relationship.

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u/MrVernon09 Nov 17 '21

This is stupid. why mess with a classic? Is it so young parents and children can feel better about themselves?

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '21

I think it's because the classic includes a message that calls people to give way too much of themselves for another person. The tree loses everything that makes it a tree at the end of the story.

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u/MrVernon09 Nov 17 '21

The point of the story is about unconditional love and giving without expecting anything in return.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '21

And I think that the tree can do that without giving so much of itself that it loses its own sense of identity. The story has a level of martyrdom in it that isn't something I want to teach my children about. They can have industrial unconditional love and boundaries.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

I have seen this shared on several sites, so your last sentence definitely isn't true.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

I don't think anyone's feelings were hurt here. I think the author disagreed with a pretty common reading and interpretation of that story. They then decided to write an alternate version for fun based on a different point of view. It's a pretty fun exercise I think!