the tension between *I really wish I'd had more guidance and structure when I was younger* and *I am a reasonably capable adult and don't trust my volunteer guides know better than me, on the whole*
at any rate, fighting against a friend telling me what to do is a waste of energy, I don't need a daddy.
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