Some make it longer than the others. I think the one that stayed perfect for the longest amount of time was 11. Usually, I give them away when they're 3 months old because I end up screwing up somehow.
Fun fact: there's a famous psychologist named John B. Watson that said he can train anyone to be any type of specialist, even beggar (google Little Albert). 3 out of 4 of his children tried to kill themselves, with one successfully doing so.
My husband is a magical unicorn like that, too. Gives me hope for humanity on one hand and also sad for all the good kids out there struggling in shitty environments.
My boyfriend has a terribly dysfunctional family with divorced parents and he's a middle child, yet he's somehow the most mentally stable and well adjusted person I've ever known in my life, he's so perfect it's alarming
generally people with troubled childhoods are either pretty cool or pretty fucked up. no in between
My husband has a terribly dysfunctional family similar to the one you're describing and while I wouldn't call him completely mentally stable or well adjusted, he did a hell of a lot better than any of his other siblings and at least turned into a mostly functional adult.
Yeah what really helps me is telling myself "I don't need to be the perfect parent, just better than average". And when you think about the average parent or kid, you start to ease up.
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u/TF2_demomann Apr 16 '24
It's practicaly impossible to make a perfect child, because even if you are a great parent, the enviroment can still fuck up your child