Comment on Yemeni shopkeeper during US bombing.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
This isn’t just a yemeni shopkeeper keeping calm. That’s probably his son.
He’s scared shitless. But he also knows that if one of those bombs hits his shop, they’re dead. So he’s being a parent instead.
In the face of crisis, the first thing a parent can do is either panic, making the entire experience worse for the kid, or stay calm and collected, demonstrating that “this too, shall pass.”
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s weird, when I’m around my kids, I feel like my ability to make decisions is improved, I feel like I’m less prone to any sort of panic. There’s something about having them with me, I suppose it’s that I know that I need to be the one to “figure things out,” that helps me see things more clearly. Or perhaps I’ve just matured a bit. Or perhaps life has just beaten me down so much that nothing is new.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s maturity and some of the latter for me.