▲ 1088 ▼ The "We Tried" Award (retrolemmy.com) submitted 1 year ago by RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago (2 children) It was never about the kids, it was about the boomer parents that got jealous seeing other kids with trophies around other petty boomer parents permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yo you could post that in showerthoughts. That's such an insightful take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Are there also shitterthoughts? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago I have those right next to my shower thoughts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) And the boomer shrinks who were a bit too laser focused on self esteem during the 80s and 90s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I am a worse person having been the focus of my schools mental health people. They cared so deeply for my self esteem, but couldn't see that hollow victories in the remedial track was making me miserable. They kept telling me that it didn't matter because I would be able to find employment this way. My only value was as a replaceable cog and they were confused why I was depressed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yo you could post that in showerthoughts. That's such an insightful take. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Are there also shitterthoughts? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago I have those right next to my shower thoughts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) Are there also shitterthoughts? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago I have those right next to my shower thoughts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago I have those right next to my shower thoughts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) And the boomer shrinks who were a bit too laser focused on self esteem during the 80s and 90s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I am a worse person having been the focus of my schools mental health people. They cared so deeply for my self esteem, but couldn't see that hollow victories in the remedial track was making me miserable. They kept telling me that it didn't matter because I would be able to find employment this way. My only value was as a replaceable cog and they were confused why I was depressed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I am a worse person having been the focus of my schools mental health people. They cared so deeply for my self esteem, but couldn't see that hollow victories in the remedial track was making me miserable. They kept telling me that it didn't matter because I would be able to find employment this way. My only value was as a replaceable cog and they were confused why I was depressed. permalink fedilink source parent