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I Love This Quote

I’m really curious to know your interpretation of this quote. Could you please share your thoughts?

“Hard times create tough men; tough men create weak kids.”

I’ll dive deep into this with my thoughts tomorrow. But until then, think healthy thoughts and say something nice to yourself. And I’ll see you all here tomorrow for Fit Tip Saturday.

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~ Belladonna~

68 Replies to “I Love This Quote”

  2. When faced with hard times it can either make or break. Make develop strength, resilience, and endurance, they are now tough. However, when these tough and strong men raise the next generation they raise them in comfort without teaching resilience, strength, and how to endure hardship so they are raised weak. Father didn’t train them, they have no idea,: experience or strength of their own.

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      1. By hearing how you,(father) became tough and strong after all you went through and able bring offspring and raising them in comfort would make a difference in their development. They don’t necessarily have experience hard times but

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  3. I think it’s actually quite literal the meaning or interpretation of the quote. Typically, men turn into hardened versions of themselves because of what society puts them through or expects of them and because of that, they pour that energy into their children and the results are worse.

    They tend to want to raise them differently from how they were affected/raised and give their children everything and heed their every beck and call or they overcompensate and are too rough and too abusive with them and it damages the children.

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  5. I didn’t grow in a financially hard enviroment but my Dad (born in ’36) grew up poor and was beat as a kid and vowed never to be physically abusive to me and my brother but my older brother teased me growing up which older siblings do and my Dad at times would join in which in esscence made me a bit weaker whereas my brother strived.

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    1. Oh wow!!!!! I wonder if you dad thought joining in would be helpful to you when it came to dealing with the jerks in the world.
      Believe me I’m not defending his/their actions at all. That was done to me as well so I get it.

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      1. All it did was push me further away from him as I got older..we semi reconcilled and enjoyed each others company the last 6 months before an infection put him in the hospital that he passed away in. When my Mom died I was devastated and it took 8 years to feel like myself again, when my Dad died, it was a heavy burden lifted from my shoulders.

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      2. Matt I’m so sorry for your loss of both parents. It hurts so bad when you lose someone you love. How did your brother feel when your father died?
        Sadly I know I’ll feel nothing when my father passes. He isn’t someone you’ll miss.

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      3. I felf sad as well my Dad passed primarily because things had gotten better prior to him getting sick, just saying after decades if emotiional abuse tge grieving period didn’t last long. My brother was sad, my guess he was a bit closer than I was and the same could probably be said for our Mom, I think my brother was at odds with her. Idk honestly my brother and I aren’t close enough to discuss each others relationship with a parent. This is all speculation. Honestly I would love to read a book on his side of growing up. There are definitely shared thoughts on some things like terrible cooking and rotten family vacations.

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  7. I feel that parents usually want better for their kids so if they have a tough life they try their best to protect their children from hardships. That’s my interpretation for this quote. Wonderful and thought provoking, Belladonna. Thanks for sharing .💕

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      1. I see it as a comparison to generational wealth. It’s something inherited but usually doesn’t have a positive connotation associated with it. This is passed on by Dads, Brothers, Sons and role models; Positive or Negative

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  12. While I understand how some tough men may try to shelter or be overprotective when raising their kids, this is not always the case. Tough men can also raise their kids to be tough, for they know from experience how tough the world is. This is also true for tough women.

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  15. I believe the full quote is:

    Hard times produce strong men
    Strong men produce better times
    Better times produce weak men
    Weak men produce hard times

    This cycle always repeats itself and unfortunately… we’re on the last part. That’s why this is considered by some a ‘reset’ because everything is going to drastically change, but only after it all falls apart.

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  20. Most likely the tough men will bring the same toughness home, they’ll be extremely strict on the kids. The kids will then outgrow the toughness in their current situation and any other that comes their way. It can work both ways. Good or bad.

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  23. Oo, what a paradox this is! Yet I feel the issue is there is not a healthy balance; rather, it is two opposing sides that could not be more different instead of a balance that then creates balance.

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