Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful

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Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful - Lemmy.World

Does anyone else see themselves in this article?

I’m married to someone who had to be the adult and take care of her family (siblings and mother) starting age 11.

My wife is unstoppable. But she expects adults to be adults, because she had to figure out how to be one by herself. And that’s where the resentment comes in.

That’s how I feel. I don’t have empathy for people who are over 25 who act like children. And yet people tell me I ‘lack empathy’ for someone throwing a temper tantrum in public over some perceived slight or their hamburger having 1 less pickle they think it should.
What kind of responsibilities? What you see as responsibilities might be unnecessary things for other person

the idea that actions have consequences.

look at empiric. everyone loves it at first! miracle drug for weight loss! but the issue is… people go it, then go off it, and gain the weight back because they have changed nothing about their lifestyle. They have just tried to cheat the consequences of their choices rather than doing the hard work of changing their lifestyle.

look at ozempic. everyone loves it at first! miracle drug for weight loss! but the issue is… people go it, then go off it, and gain the weight back because they have changed nothing about their lifestyle. They have just tried to cheat the consequences of their choices rather than doing the hard work of changing their lifestyle.

so unless people plan to stay on ozempic the rest of their life…

It is wild to me that a clearly chronic disease (metabolic syndrome) which suddenly has a treatment has a bunch of people advocating to stop the treatment. It like If someone nearsighted told me they could read a sign with their contacts in and I’m like cool you can see now, no more need for contacts.

No, i’m taking about people who use it to lose weight without having to diet or exercise. not diabetes patients.