• Patches@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    As someone who had a father of 4 - just tell them people are people. No one is above reproach. They all make mistakes, and a lot of them try to do as much good as they can. They are going to learn that sooner, or later.

    There’s no worst thing that finding out your hero is a shit heel. But if you never had a role model - you can’t get that disappointment.

    You just try your best to be your best. Because if everyone did that - the world would be a better place.

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      5 months ago

      That’s how I’ve always operated. Can’t be let down if you don’t look up in the first place. I’m doing pretty well right now without having had a role model (I’ve had mentors but I feel there’s a difference), but I’ll never lie and say the road I’ve taken has been free of potholes and detours.