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Woman Explains Why You’re Always “Allowed To Leave” And It’s The Simple Truth We Often Forget

Growing we learned plenty of things observing and listening, mostly from our immediate family. Parents usually play the crucial role in teaching their children the most crucial lessons that help us develop as individuals and remain deeply rooted even when we’re adults and have a stack of experiences from different people. A Canadian writer, Erynn Brook, recently shared one of the most important lessons her mother taught her and stressed the importance of teaching other children the same thing. Scroll down below to read her story and don’t forget to tell us what you think.

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Meet Erynn Brook, a Canadian writer who writes about media, people, and culture

Woman Explains Why You're Always "Allowed To Leave" And It's The Simple Truth We Often Forget

She recently shared an important lesson her mother taught her

Woman Explains Why You're Always "Allowed To Leave" And It's The Simple Truth We Often Forget

After some comments, Erynn had some additional words

Woman Explains Why You're Always "Allowed To Leave" And It's The Simple Truth We Often Forget

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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anarkzie 6 years ago

I think she makes some good points and I think "uncomfortable" was 100% the right word to use, as the point of her lesson here seems to be that you should treat your own feelings etc as a priority.

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Simon Rushton 6 years ago (edited)

Yup. Two of the 3 great rules of life are "Always no how to get out of a situation" and "Always know when". The 3rd "Never get involved in a land war in Asia" is less universal but should be followed.

16points

Night Owl 6 years ago

I feel the need to print this out and hang it up somewhere visible, maybe even frame it

16points

Full Name 6 years ago

I was with her about not having to put up with dickheads, but she lost me when it got to the garbage SJW white supremacist, patriarchy stuff. That's taking it way too far and is harmful. She literally said she has reasons to always feel "uncomfortable". So basically the world is bad and she has a reason to alway be a victim if she chooses. At that point my attitude changed to "suck it up" because she will only give credence to one side of the issue. Learning to deal with the world as it already is is also a vital skill and I fear she's telling people it's not needed.

4points

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anarkzie 6 years ago

I think she makes some good points and I think "uncomfortable" was 100% the right word to use, as the point of her lesson here seems to be that you should treat your own feelings etc as a priority.

38points