That’s what I’m responding to? Hitting your kids is the “traditional” way. “Spare the rod, spoil the child” is literally in the bible.
Heck, another time, he was hitting me and I was screaming so loud that the neighbor called the cops. The cops told me that I was being too loud and needed to be better behaved if I didn’t want to get hit.
What did you think you were describing when you said that you wish your parents had made “traditional” mistakes that left you with trauma?
So? That’s just being an introvert
What an insane take.
My stepfather broke a board over me because he thought I was posessed by a demon. Why do you wish you’d gone through that?
Another nice thing about cheap gear, is that it’s less intimidating. I had a friend once who wanted to get into guitar, so his folks bought him a real nice new acoustic guitar, and he was just too worried about breaking it to actually learn how to play. His buddy took him down to the thrift store, got him a $10 used Yamaha electric to learn on instead, and he was able to get over that particular hump.
Shots shots shots shots shots
And GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) is a thing a lot of beginners fall prey to. Nobody likes being bad at something, and manufacturers love to promise that their gimmick will make you good overnight.
I do photography as a hobby, and you absolutely do not need a $2000 camera to take good photos. Some of my favorite shots have been taken with my phone, despite owning a dslr.
Okay, so what did you mean by this?
if “traditional” doesn’t mean getting hit?