All articles tagged with #childhood lessons
The article discusses ten common phrases from the boomer era that, despite sounding harsh, helped build resilience, independence, and a realistic outlook in children, shaping their ability to handle life's challenges with grit and accountability.
Redditors shared 16 common childhood lessons that they now realize are toxic. These include the need to always be productive, showing up early to everything, expecting people to read your mind, speaking negatively about others, feeling obligated to hug others, avoiding risks, not talking back, valuing material wealth, justifying one's mood, fearing going outside with wet hair, finishing all the food on one's plate, obsessing over weight, waiting until marriage for sex, negative self-talk, justifying bullying as a sign of affection, and always thinking the worst.