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		j0hnyl on Nov 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Life lessons from a 44 year old (2022) I don't have kids of my own, but I have many younger cousins. I've noticed that by age 9-10 a lot of the charm was gone and their personalities were dominated by pop culture. Some re-emerge as normal in their mid-late teens or early 20s.

simmerup on Nov 30, 2023 [–]

Basically the years they’re jettisoned out of childhood but aren’t welcome in adulthood so they’re figuring things out

j0hnyl on Nov 30, 2023 | [–]

That's a good way of phrasing at it, but unfortunately some young people seem to stay there for a very long time.

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