The purest, most unadulterated forms of our humanity are on full display in children. Through them, we can see the beautiful and not-so-beautiful aspects of us. How bright-eyed and curious they can be, how forgiving and kind. But then, they can show mean sides that you wonder how they know to do that.
Loud it!
Good write up, Ije! Really makes sense. One way I control my copycat syndrome is to “cut my coat according to my size”.