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What’s something you won’t be able to accomplish?

323 sats \ 13 comments \ @cryotosensei 28 Aug AskSN

Being a foster parent, for me.

Watched a TV show in which the lady being featured works full-time as a temporary foster parent. Her speciality is taking care of infants/toddlers who cannot live with their original families and have been entrusted to her for the time being - until they have found permanent adoptive families.

There was a scene that showed her bidding farewell to the latest toddler placed in her care. She managed the separation delicately, giving the child finger bumps all the way until the latter went inside the lift. And then, she cried.

I just wanna rush over to my kids and hug them a little harder.

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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 28 Aug

Being non-controversial.

I tried for nearly a decade to not be too direct and outspoken, because I admired how some people could be principled yet be really easy going. But it just doesn't mix with my personality well and it makes it easy to misinterpret my message.

While I can definitely do it in a pitch setting (which I internally despise but it sometimes is part of the job) I no longer try to go easy in a business-as-usual environment.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 14h

How do you balance a non-nonsense approach with kindness at the same time?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 12h

By being non-confrontational. The trick is to not say some things and be patient, or even better, gently steer the counterparty into bringing up the less pleasant stuff of their own accord (though that's an art.)

24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Aug

That’s tough. A friend of mine was tried fostering a dog and it was the same story. She was devastated when the dog was placed with a permanent home.

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 14h

Oh man.

How is your daughter coping with the loss of your dog?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 14h

It was a tough year, but we adopted another dog and taking care of her has helped us move on.

24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter 28 Aug

There's not one thing, not for anyone. Life is short to accomplish much. But for the sake of the question I don't think I can ever eat meat.