• Aeao@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    My fist experience with peanuts was the school forcing us to watch the special “why charlie Brown, why”

    So I’ve always considered it to be kinda of depressing. Also I’m not sure why exactly they needed all students to see that special… Was there alot of leukemia bullying going on back then? Was i supposed to be checking myself for leukemia? What message was I supposed to be taking from that beyond “life kinda sucks sometimes”

    No idea. It’s the second most confusing inspirational story we were subjected to at that school.

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      7 days ago

      It’s about a community coming together in support of their friend experiencing something horrible. A bunch of kids shaving their heads in solidarity with their (potentially dying) friend is pretty inspirational

    • ogler@lemmynsfw.com
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      7 days ago

      i mean, i think it just helps children to emotionally navigate a serious illness, which is something that everyone eventually experiences. if you’re fortunate enough to experience it after you’ve built up some emotional resiliency and coping mechanisms, that’s great, but otherwise it can be really distressing and overwhelming for kids.