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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Well, not exactly modern social media, but very similar mechanics. His dad wrote a book with him as a main character, and he got bullied for it and ended up resenting his parents and hating Winnie the Pooh.

And in keeping with modern-day influencer parents: He actually never really had a lot of a relationship with his parents to begin with. He was raised by a nanny and then put into a boarding school, and only had very little contact with his parents. Later in life, he only sporadically visited his parents, never returned to his childhood home (which was the books were based on) and after his dad died, he completely dropped contact with his mother.

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 months ago
[–] halvar@lemy.lol 25 points 2 months ago

That's quite sad actually