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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
How do you account for good parents who have two kids that turn out to be polar opposites of one another - yet raised in the same household under identical conditions?
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Some people are born assholes, I'll give you that. But how often is that the case? Any family I've known with multiple siblings usually have a similar vibe and temperament collectively. I know two brothers who competed to be the biggest asshole. I dated a girl who was a giant asshole and her brother was an asshole too. I fought him three different times.
If I know someone who is a sweetheart whether a friend or family, the brothers or sisters are usually sweethearts too. I'm not talking about being the same person personality-wise. Just either being a good or shitty person. Of the ones I can think of who are shitty, it all makes sense when I think of the parents.
I'm not trying to make all of this black and white and I understand I could be missing some nuance...but I really believe a person's development as a child is mostly what determines who they're going to be. Unless they become self aware enough to make a change.
We all probably have things about ourselves we've recognized and changed. I'm talking about things like social anxiety, not the desire to shoot a bunch of people.