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by mdocherty 1981 days ago
Go easy.

Don't shame someone's escapism in the face of something life altering. You don't know his suffering, but try and come across more empathetic.

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My wife and I had a little chat about this yesterday when my comment got popular, with me expressing some regret for working so much. She told me she doesn’t really remember much of anything about the first year. Then she shrugged and said that’s probably the most useful thing I could have done.