It is not surprising to me that the letters from the therapists confused the cart with the horse. Feeling the impact of events on others does not translate to experiencing the event itself, but growing up around others (especially family members) who did. (Not unlike the emotional difficulties some children experience in having a chronic…
It is not surprising to me that the letters from the therapists confused the cart with the horse. Feeling the impact of events on others does not translate to experiencing the event itself, but growing up around others (especially family members) who did. (Not unlike the emotional difficulties some children experience in having a chronically ill sibling.) This spiral could end after one generation if parents raised their children to believe in their own agency and to refuse to take responsibility for pain they did not cause, whatever their birthright.
It is not surprising to me that the letters from the therapists confused the cart with the horse. Feeling the impact of events on others does not translate to experiencing the event itself, but growing up around others (especially family members) who did. (Not unlike the emotional difficulties some children experience in having a chronically ill sibling.) This spiral could end after one generation if parents raised their children to believe in their own agency and to refuse to take responsibility for pain they did not cause, whatever their birthright.
That sounds like anti-reparations. How can grievance be perpetuated if someone is expected to take responsibility for themselves and their own agency?
Exactly.