Whenever I see a toddler with a cold or the flu, I feel extra bad for them. They’re all congested, sneezing, coughing, possibly pinwheeling in the bathroom… a lot of them have never felt worse than that, and it’s like, “I’m so sorry. You’ve got decades more of this to look forward to, little friend”
This is why childhood trauma is so damaging. You have nothing to compare to so whatever you experience as a child becomes the foundation of your mind.
Babies scream because whatever they’re experiencing is literally the worst thing that’s ever happened to them.
Whenever I see a toddler with a cold or the flu, I feel extra bad for them. They’re all congested, sneezing, coughing, possibly pinwheeling in the bathroom… a lot of them have never felt worse than that, and it’s like, “I’m so sorry. You’ve got decades more of this to look forward to, little friend”
One of many reasons I’m not having kids.