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Also, for the sake of maximising engagement - what mistakes did adults in-general make when interacting with you as a kid, that you avoid replicating today?

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[โ€“] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not teaching me a lot of basic shit, like how to shave, how credit/debit works, exploring food like sushi, teaching me about other countries.

I was taught a lot, especially common sense. I can troubleshoot and diagnose like a madman, even things I know very little about. But my dad wasn't a talker, so didn't get much there.

I talk to my kid about everything, we lookup what we don't know or want to know more about. I go over mistakes I made in life giving him examples of how to not make the same mistakes and save himself the time and trouble.

We call everything "experience", even bad things, and we learn from them, not unlike skill points and experience points in video games. You can learn from anything, not just good things.

Not teaching me a lot of basic shit, like how to shave, how credit/debit works, exploring food like sushi, teaching me about other countries.

omg... this is so me. I try to justify it by telling myself they might be on the spectrum

Sounds like you're doing a great job though