The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Nothingland

Nothingland Something about nothing - game threads, diversions, time-wasters

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-04-2016, 12:57 PM   #46
lumberjim
I can hear my ears
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 25,571
Sorry clobble
__________________
This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan
lumberjim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2016, 01:19 PM   #47
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Families are a pain in the ass. They come with obligations and societal expectations because they're blood, even if they suck.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2016, 01:39 PM   #48
Clodfobble
UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
Thanks, everyone.

Quote:
Originally Posted by glatt
So now that you have had this moment of clarity into the future, you need to figure out what you need to do to satisfy yourself that you have helped your brother as much as you can.
I think this is a really keen insight. It's trickier if the "what ifs" are already in the past, though. Like, could I have done something differently when he was in high school? My dad's rationalization for everything is that it's my mom's fault, and to a large degree both she and I agree with him. She gave him a complete and total safety net, lots of encouragement but no forcing, and she's been acknowledging over the last few years that maybe this wasn't the best idea, that he was never going to figure his shit out and find himself and all that crap people say. Then again, suicide-cousin did have a lot of expectations put on him, and his fundamental personality still won in the end, so who knows. The longer I live the more I put the percentage on nature over nurture.
Clodfobble is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2016, 02:02 PM   #49
glatt
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 27,717
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
The longer I live the more I put the percentage on nature over nurture.
I know what you mean, and often find myself thinking along those lines as well. But I don't like it. I like to think that we have more control than that.
glatt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2016, 02:08 PM   #50
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Having control doesn't mean you're doing the right thing for that person.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:48 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.