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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My mother has a PhD, has lived in three continents, at 70 was still windsurfing and skiing, plants a ton of shit, has written two books, has always painted, and had her works in exhibitions... And has two children, and six grandchildren.

It's you who sets your goals and limitations (mainly)

[–] StrixUralensis@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"(mainly)" doing the heavy lifting right here

[–] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, one can't exactly control being born in poverty, health issues, accidents... the list goes on. It's true though that you can still try with whatever you got. Climbing a tree is not reaching the sky, but it is off the ground

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

This is also True.

She does come from an upper middle class family in the 1st world, so she didn't have to overcome poverty or major disabilities, but she did make the best of opportunities, and worked her ass off. Millions of women in her cohort were perfectly OK with being a housewife.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

*if you get lucky and have a nice spawn

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well, my sister is nice. 1out of 2 is OK, I guess ;)

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why are you taking about your sister?

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They're jokingly interpreting "spawn" to refer to offspring, or children, opposed to your intended implication of circumstances of birth.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m not a native speaker and not the best at English so 😵

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Ahhh, no worries, that's totally fair! I'm glad I over-explained it then 😄

[–] leonine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Well well look what we have here.