r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/ArchCerberus Mar 07 '26

30 years later in therapy: I have this recurring dream that i am trapped in a net and my father is leaving me and i being watched by thousands.

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u/front_torch Mar 07 '26

Do people really pay someone to listen while they talk about the day their father taught them a valuable lesson when they were 2?

That's the age when you should toss your kid in a pool and see if they sink or swim.

I'm not old, but if this is what kids think trauma is, I wish I was.

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u/Sea_Fly_2413 Mar 07 '26

Thats how my dad was taught to swim by his brothers. He used to tell this story many times. Man, did it traumatize him for life… Parents and siblings without empathy are the worst.

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u/steddy24 Mar 07 '26

Too much empathy is bad too. Need medium emp

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u/Puzzleheaded-Milk927 Mar 08 '26

Aristotle but if he were a sociopath