"Please don't make my mistakes, make your own"
You know, it is incredibly painful to see the familiar old demons of procrastination, perfectionism, and paralyzing fear of failure manifest in The Boy in the exact same way that I experience them. I mean, yes, I have decades of practice dealing with this shit and can actually offer some useful tips but overall I think it might be easier for us both if we didn't have essentially the same breakdown points.
I empathize with him, boy do I, but can't help him as much as I'd like.
Also, I keep wanting to apologize..."Sorry for the crappy mental health/resiliency genes, Babe!" He got my teeth, too. At least he got some good stuff from Dave. And me, he got some good stuff from me, too. It's just hard to remember that some days.
ETA: I didn't really mean for this to be an attention-seeking entry but thank you all so much.
I empathize with him, boy do I, but can't help him as much as I'd like.
Also, I keep wanting to apologize..."Sorry for the crappy mental health/resiliency genes, Babe!" He got my teeth, too. At least he got some good stuff from Dave. And me, he got some good stuff from me, too. It's just hard to remember that some days.
ETA: I didn't really mean for this to be an attention-seeking entry but thank you all so much.