I’m becoming a grandpa at 43. Mildly infuriating, 'cause there are way worse things in life.

  • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
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    2 hours ago

    Sounds like a good response to me, if you’re talking to teenagers who can swallow their ego and see things realistically

    • toynbee@piefed.social
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      11 minutes ago

      In this situation, I’m not saying whether the advice was good or bad. I’m saying it was a bad way to prevent his viewpoint and, even if the recipient agreed with him, unlikely to get a positive response.

      And for what it’s worth, it didn’t. Not from me, not from the girl, not from the people in the room who weren’t directly personally invested in the situation.