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Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most

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125 points dnetesn | 1 comments | 14 Nov 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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djmips ◴[21 Nov 25 23:55 UTC] No.46010555[source]▶
I've observed children who have had tremendous close friends in childhood but were unable to recreate that in adulthood. Sometimes it's easier to make friends when you're 5.
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herpdyderp ◴[22 Nov 25 00:01 UTC] No.46010598[source]▶
I'd still rather be friends with a bunch of 5 year olds. (Unfortunately everyone would probably think that's super creepy.)
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kayodelycaon ◴[22 Nov 25 00:09 UTC] No.46010651[source]▶
It’s really sad that that’s considered creepy.

I got a lot of flak for going to a high school play in my late twenties. I had played D&D with the kid and his mom every week for years. He was great to hang out with when he was 14.

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1. ryandrake ◴[22 Nov 25 00:29 UTC] No.46010801[source]▶
The whole country is engrossed in a decade+ long "pedo panic" to the point where you can't support a friend's kid by attending a school play, take them for ice cream, or (sometimes) even take your own child to the park without getting the side-eye from nosey nobodies.