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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's good to call kids out on things when they're young and give them the structure and opportunity to change. I was a huge complainer growing up, and my parents never said anything about it. They were complainers, too. In hindsight it was a way I dealt with my anxiety or tried to bond with people. It wasn't effective but I couldn't see that. Not until grad school- grad school!- did someone say something. I'm so grateful to my classmate and friend who randomly said one day, "you know, you complain a lot." He was right! I felt so bad because I realized I actually wasn't a negative person but I'd been only sharing my negative thoughts with others, and not the optimistic, interested person I really am. I've been so much happier since I realized that but wish I'd been given the opportunity to change at a much younger age.[/quote]
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