It's interesting because, I thought I was weird because I wasn't interested in getting shit faced. I've probably only been truly drunk about 10-15 times in my life. The times that I have, were never planned and just a matter of me enjoying myself and going with the flow of the night. I never said anything because I thought I'd be deemed a loser if I questioned why people wanted to get drunk all the time.
I'm lucky and my mum was a full time mother and has been my whole life, since she had my older brother. She earnt some money looking after other people's children in our home. Started with children of her friends and then she'd meet other parents through the preschool. My mum got paid $2 per hour per child until these two kids went to school and then she never saw her heard from the friend again. My youngest brother always disliked the other kids and I think it's because it meant he had to share mum with them.
I think we are seeing a rise in mental health issues in children because they aren't getting enough attention from their parents. Parents are focusing on providing financially for their children rather than meeting their emotional needs.
"When I was younger, the person who drank the most, stayed up for the most days straight, did the most amount of speed or coke was lauded as a hero. " - lauded by who?
You’re right, it is weird hey. That when we were younger we thought it was more odd to not drink, than drink. A lot still do. I remember one night when I was maybe 15 pretending to be way drunker than I was because I wanted to fit in.
Wild how people are so happy to show their true colours like that hey. Like not even make an effort to pretend to be her friend once they’ve finished ripping her off for their own benefit.
I think your spot on about your brother and society in general. The fact that the term “mummy’s boy” is used to bag a bloke speaks to how our culture views it. We all need our mummies! Like there’s a reason humans can’t do anything without their mum for the first five years or more of their lives.
It's interesting because, I thought I was weird because I wasn't interested in getting shit faced. I've probably only been truly drunk about 10-15 times in my life. The times that I have, were never planned and just a matter of me enjoying myself and going with the flow of the night. I never said anything because I thought I'd be deemed a loser if I questioned why people wanted to get drunk all the time.
I'm lucky and my mum was a full time mother and has been my whole life, since she had my older brother. She earnt some money looking after other people's children in our home. Started with children of her friends and then she'd meet other parents through the preschool. My mum got paid $2 per hour per child until these two kids went to school and then she never saw her heard from the friend again. My youngest brother always disliked the other kids and I think it's because it meant he had to share mum with them.
I think we are seeing a rise in mental health issues in children because they aren't getting enough attention from their parents. Parents are focusing on providing financially for their children rather than meeting their emotional needs.
"When I was younger, the person who drank the most, stayed up for the most days straight, did the most amount of speed or coke was lauded as a hero. " - lauded by who?
You’re right, it is weird hey. That when we were younger we thought it was more odd to not drink, than drink. A lot still do. I remember one night when I was maybe 15 pretending to be way drunker than I was because I wanted to fit in.
Wild how people are so happy to show their true colours like that hey. Like not even make an effort to pretend to be her friend once they’ve finished ripping her off for their own benefit.
I think your spot on about your brother and society in general. The fact that the term “mummy’s boy” is used to bag a bloke speaks to how our culture views it. We all need our mummies! Like there’s a reason humans can’t do anything without their mum for the first five years or more of their lives.