On Facebook, the website becoming minimalist posted this quote/picture:
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I was attracted to the idea. On the one hand, it might be an interesting direction to aspire to in one's life; OTOH, shouldn't you just be who you are? I'm sure I needed a lot of things my mother was not constitutionally able to give me--I certainly don't fault her for that.
So what do you think about that saying? And more to the point, who did you need when you were younger? A protector? A creative mentor? A listener? A fighter?