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Being able to forgive yourself.

You're not perfect and mistakes will be made. Becoming a father showed me that I've sometimes said and done stupid things in front of a very impressionable small person, but all I can do is to promise myself that I won't do that again, find a way of avoiding that situation in the future, and move on.

Berating yourself over ancient history is incredibly toxic for mental health.



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