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Siblings recall feeling their parents were hypocrites about the arts

Original: Even my sibling and I got a taste of this! In later years it became a matter of great consternation with both of us; we

Two siblings are sharing how their parents, who spoke as if they deeply respected and cherished the arts and wanted their children to appreciate fine culture, later behaved in ways the pair saw as hypocritical. They say the experience left them with lasting consternation as adults.

Why now: A personal anecdote about parental hypocrisy over valuing the arts is striking a chord with people who had similar upbringings.

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• Even my sibling and I got a taste of this! In later years it became a matter of great consternation with both of us; we felt like our parents were hypocrites because they'd talked like people who respected and cherished the arts, who wanted their children to appreciate fine… · mxchara@cyberpunk.lol · 2

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