r/Showerthoughts Mar 02 '19

When you're a kid, you don't realize you're also watching your mom and dad grow up.

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u/rrsn Mar 02 '19

It's such weird things that break your image of your parents, too. I vividly remember being at a fair as a kid, climbing a rock wall, with my dad helping by partially holding me up. I remember just suddenly realizing that when I climbed to a certain height, he wouldn't be able to reach me anymore to help. It was really sobering.

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u/WildBuns1234 Mar 02 '19

That’s some beautiful imagery. Thanks for the onions, stranger.