So my therapist said something awhile back and itās really stuck with me.
I was talking about the stupid things I had done in high school. Ā How the stories I wrote were stupid and how all I ever wanted to draw was anime shit (which was stupid) and how immature I could be, etc etc etc.
and she was likeĀ āWhy are you so determined to beat up on Little Maggie?ā
It took me off guard, I was likeĀ āwhat do you mean?ā
āWhy do you keep saying Little Maggie is stupid? Ā You say she was stupid and immature but wasnāt she just a teenager? Ā Do you not like who you were as a teenager?ā
I shrugged and was likeĀ āI think teenage me was very creative and was probably just having fun and being a teenagerā¦ā
āSo why beat up on her and call her stupid and embarrassing?ā
āI dunno, because I guess now Iāve learned a lot.ā
āBut she was young. Ā She didnāt know. Ā Iām just telling you this because if you keep beating up on Little Maggie, you have to remember that she grows up to be you. Ā When you put bruises and scars on Little Maggie, youāre leaving all the healing for Big Maggie. Ā Your insecurity about who you were as a child is going to come through into your adulthood. Ā Be nice to Little Maggie.ā
And Iād never really thought of that before? Ā It seems status quo to just⦠hate who you used to be for not knowing enough, but thatās totally illogical. Ā Of course a younger version of you doesnāt know what you know and canāt act with the wisdom that you act.
And even if Little Maggie was writing silly stories about her friends while ripping off anime and drawing her ownĀ āmangaā and being immature and goofy, she was having fun, she was being creative, she was enjoying the things she liked and she wasnāt hurting anyone.
Sheās part of my past and hating her is hating the foundation of who I eventually became.
Just food for thought.















