kids grow up without a sense of humor, live…

Page 194 kids grow up without a sense of humor, live perpetually in a state of fear and defensiveness. Their self-esteem collapses in their fear of being wrong. For years I couldn't laugh at myself because I was always wearing what other people thought of me. What they probably ended up, thinking, was that I must be some kind of a humorous, uptight jerk.

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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