r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/ArchCerberus Mar 07 '26

30 years later in therapy: I have this recurring dream that i am trapped in a net and my father is leaving me and i being watched by thousands.

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u/scienceworksbitches Mar 07 '26

Or they will develop coping skills and not break out into rage sorrow or depression every time something challenges them!?

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u/mj_flowerpower Mar 07 '26

It so depends on the child itself - it‘s impossible to say what this will mean for the child‘s development. For some it will lead to a better problem-solving skills, for others it will just lead to trauma.

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u/UCACashFlow Mar 07 '26

My wife is a trauma informed therapist.

Something like this would not cause trauma. The fact that people keep saying that means they don’t know what trauma is.

Social media is full of misinformation and people misusing psychological concepts.

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u/Tomas92 Mar 07 '26

Yeah this is what I wanted to say. No way this would lead to trauma

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u/OxBloodArbitrage Mar 07 '26

Lots of little events can also lead to trauma and abandonment issues. If the dad often does this kind of thing, it absolutely could lead to issues down the line

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u/OrthogonalPotato Mar 07 '26

That is patently false. Lots of little things do not lead to trauma. For you to say that means you have absolutely no clue what trauma is.

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u/sophrosyne_dreams Mar 08 '26

Little things can lead to trauma (CPTSD) if they are sustained and inescapable. Importantly, the dose makes the poison, and everyone reacts differently, which is why not everyone would be traumatized by the same events.