Every generation condescends, every parent projects to grasp something that the young person is still developing and figuring out from scratch. Our own experiences can give us a glimpse into other people, but we have to accept the limitations of that knowledge. It's not our job to know, it's our job to support them. We're going to have to let them do things we don't get go in directions we're unsure of.
They are so like you. So like their mother. They have the same affect. They have the same bad habits. The same hopes, the same fears you did when you were their age. This helps you be patient with them, helps you connect with them, helps you get them what they need.
You understand.
Or so you think.
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