Parenting

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Question: is parenthood so transformative because it reliably evokes a true and deep awe? An awe that may have been slumbering for years/decades, or only ever emerged momentarily since childhood.

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It’s transformative because it’s a “full-human” problem: it requires active, continual use of the entire human capabilities stack.

Which makes sense: this is what we were evolved to do. Parenting maxes you out with no slack or leverage. 

Other efforts only require a sliver of our capabilities by comparison.

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I don't think so... but I'll let you know as my little one grows! haha

But I've heard from multiple parents that it actually gets harder when your kids are adults. So I don't think it changes. 

Because this is what's unique about parenting: it's a project that once you start, remains for the rest of your life (almost nothing else is like that, even things we attach to our identity like jobs).

Interesting! Does the full-humanness taper off or change in character over time as a little one grows less little? And does it cause a change in perspective or action re: the other things which definitely do not max one out?