draft #2: i obviously didn’t post this because it sounds (is) trite and can only work as part of something a lot longer, or maybe not at all, and i feel like i’ve made this point in several different posts, but i can’t help it, i still love this story

one time when i was a teenager i once complained to my father that i couldn’t wait until everyone stopped acting like they were in high school. “oh honey,” he said. “everyone always acts like they are in high school.” i was appalled by this and for years felt like his worldview was irreparably dark. of course he is right and everyone always does act like they are in high school but the thing he didn’t tell me is that i would almost never care. i forgive him.