“When we set children against one another in contests - from spelling bees to awards assemblies to science “fairs” (that are really contests), from dodge ball to honour rolls to prizes for the best painting or the most books read - we teach them to confuse excellence with winning, as if the only way to do something well is to outdo others. We encourage them to measure their own value in terms of how many people they’ve beaten, which is not exactly a path to mental health. We invite them to see their peers not as potential friends or collaborators but as obstacles to their own success… Finally, we lead children to regard whatever they’re doing as a means to an end: The point isn’t to paint or read or design a science experiment, but to win. The act of painting, reading, or designing is thereby devalued in the child’s mind.”
— Alfie Kohn, The Myth Of The Spoiled Child
“so what do you see yourself doing in the future?”
If that overpowered psychic Saiki Kusuo has an account:
Please stop his suffering
Bam as a parent
Baby: *cries*
Bam: Shh, it’s okay little buddy, one day you’ll learn how to do this on the inside
Sometimes I say self loathing things to my therapist and he looks at me dead in the eyes before saying “You fucking moron.” and tbh same
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I needed this today
i want this meme to represent 2020
“Resting bitch face? No, not resting. Purposeful bitch face. I want you to know that I am done and tired of your shit.”
— Mayuzumi Chihiro