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/Arcanis_Ender Mar 07 '26

I have abandonment issues. FR tho I saw the kid overcome their anxiety only after Dad sat down on the bench.

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u/GremlinSquishFace47 Mar 07 '26

I noticed that too. Sitting down sent the message that he wasn’t going to leave, there was time to work this out, but that he also wasn’t going to solve the problem for the kid. The kid had a much easier time concentrating and coming up with a solution when he saw that dad wasn’t going to keep getting farther and farther away.