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ftl-faster-than-life · 1 year ago

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Honestly I would've loved to see Permissive Grandpa Barry and Strict Dad Max on page because Barry would absolutely undermine a lot of Max's teaching without meaning to or understanding why Max is so insistent on things like having Bart sleep all night, or do chores slowly. He'd also have taught Bart the trick of talking to people in two different personas seemingly simultaneously. It would drive Max crazy.

#Like yes I understand that Max was teaching Bart patience and self control but the point here is that he's the parent with the #neurodivergent child who successfully gets them to conform to some semblance of 'normal'#and Barry is the equally neurodivergent adult teaching the neurodivergent child how to live with their 'abnormalities' in a way that's #unconventional but comfortable and ultimately works #It's the difference between getting the kid with ADHD and Autism to sit quietly for eight hours and understanding that that's not ideal and #Giving them the accomodations they need and teaching them the behaviors and habits that help

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