• thejml@lemm.ee
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    24 days ago

    I always figure we ask kids what they want to be when they grow up because they have better imagination and we adults are looking for ideas.

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      24 days ago

      Nah. We ask them because “just being who you are” isn’t good enough.

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        24 days ago

        No, its because who you are and what you enjoy is limited by context. If there is something they enjoy or imagine enjoying, helping them explore that is, IMO, part of a parent’s responsibilities.

        You’re giving them the opportunity to find out who they are.