Violinknitter
Kids put up with a LOT from adults
Mar 8 at 8:11pmWeb
Show threadTerryBMar 8
@Violinknitter I think that’s a very fair point.
Show threadIrenes (many)Mar 8
@Violinknitter huh. plausible explanation.
Show thread2somethingMar 8
@Violinknitter This is also part of the appeal of A Series of Unfortunate Events. And, to some extend, Matilda.
Show threadViolinknitterMar 8
@2something Yuuup
Show threadJessieMar 9
@2something @Violinknitter As an adult, and a parent, I tried to read A Series of Unfortunate Events but I had to stop because I could not handle how much the adults in the series consistently and spectacularly let those kids down. Only one adult was different and well, spoilers.
Show thread2somethingMar 9
@JessieImproved @Violinknitter Part of the theme of the book is that you shouldn't idolize people, because everyone has faults, including the adults you want to think are perfect.
Show threadAmbulocetusMar 8
@Violinknitter That was one of my mom's favorite books, and when thinking about her relationship with my grandma, that makes a lot of sense.
Show threadTormodMar 8

@Violinknitter @janeishly

Frankly, Alice in Wonderland also describes so much of my experiences from a career in IT and Business consulting.

The White Rabbit is your sponsor, impossible to get hold of. The Doorknob works in Access Management, Tweedledee and Dum run Security and Compliance. The hostility from the Flower Chorus when they learn I am not ”one of them” can be a little hurtful.

Now, the Caterpillar is important, he’s got some solid intel, you just need to approach him carefully and with respect.

Of course, every damn day is somebody’s un-birthday, so stay clear of the tea party - that’s one crazy thing you can’t ever control or improve. Just the cost of doing business, I guess.

The best days on the engagement is when you meet someone who understands you and is willing to help. Find your Chesire Cat early, and you have a chance at success.

It’s a brilliant book.

Show threadTzimisce FleshMar 9
@airwhale @Violinknitter @janeishly It's really just the common pattern of dealing with people who are above you in some way. The Adults especially, but a lot of the same arbitrary cruelty is just how people in power are, by either their own malice or the nature of their position.
Show threadLunar 🛸 ♾Mar 10
@airwhale @Violinknitter @janeishly Caterpillar is the sysadmin who's been there from when the business was founded. Too old to move on, too young to retire, just the right age to be fed up of this crap
Show threadViolinknitterMar 10
@lunarloony Headcanon accepted
Show threadHugo MillsMar 8
@Violinknitter This explains why the book didn't do a lot for me the first time I read it -- as an adult. Thank you.
Show threadErosdiscordiaMar 8
@Violinknitter 🎯​
Show threadCassian [main]Mar 8
@Violinknitter Source: https://roach-works.tumblr.com/post/705176248055398400/look-heres-the-thing-alice-in-wonderlands
roach-works.bsky.social

look, here’s the thing: alice in wonderland’s enduring fucking charm is that it perfectly captures the vibe of being a very tired and annoyed child who is nonetheless required to play along with adult...

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Show threadViolinknitterMar 8
@cassolotl Thanks! Didn’t expect this to get more than 10 views 😅
Show threadCassian [main]Mar 8
@Violinknitter You never know what's going to click with people, innit!
Show threadDeeAnn LittleMar 9
@Violinknitter are you comfortably settled in that seat and enjoying your cup of tea and conversations? Change places. Are you having a leisurely relaxed day? The lateness of someone else just became your problem.
Show threadeestileib (she/hers)Mar 9

@Violinknitter

Calvin and Hobbes also captures childhood

Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷Mar 9
@Violinknitter That is the whole magic of Alice.
Show threadPaul_IPv6Mar 9

@Violinknitter

kids wind up wading through a lot of adult baggage because the adults haven't done that work themselves...

Show threadsnowyfoxMar 9
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Show threadCloudmom ColetteMar 9
@Violinknitter also autistic
Show thread60sRefugeeMar 9
@Violinknitter Perhaps also the Harry Potter stories, which like all great children's books are about having to deal with the arcane rules imposed by adults who themselves do not have it all together anywhere near what they'd like you to believe.
Show threadMiakoda Mar 9
@Violinknitter Bingo!
Show threadCourier drone - 5276 ☿Mar 10
@Violinknitter @izzy In our 30's and it still feels like that
Show threadLianMar 10
@Violinknitter I finally feel like I understand Alice in Wonderland better, and I relate! ​​
Show thread🐕 Paul 🦄Mar 10

@Violinknitter Fuck yes! I remember being dragged around by my parents as a kid.

I’m reminded of the tendency for literary analysis and criticism to look for hidden meanings and to judge stories that lack such tea-leaf messages as low quality “genre” fiction.

I mean “Hills Like White Elephants” is supposedly about abortion, but I found it utterly pointless, and I’ll never get back the time I wasted reading it.

Show threaddruidMar 10
@Violinknitter This is a wonderful post
Show threadViolinknitterMar 10
@druid I didn’t expect this to get so many views, but roach-works Tumblr post really seems to be resonating with a lot of people over here on Mastodon!