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Re:A gorilla who was brought up as a boy in an English village by btilly on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:15AM (#26066434)
Still, a raging 80 kg human can be a handful to deal with.

Exactly how big a handful becomes much clearer when someone close to you spends long enough manic and without sleep, then goes psychotic.

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Re:A gorilla who was brought up as a boy in an English village by Aeolun on Monday February 08, 2021 @07:34PM (#26072366)
Trying to hold my 15kg toddler when he goes crazy has given me a fairly good idea of what that would be like.
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Re:A gorilla who was brought up as a boy in an English village by btilly on Monday February 08, 2021 @11:12PM (#26073753)
I would have said the same when my kids were young.

When my sister went crazy in exactly the manner described, I learned that I was wrong. Totally wrong.

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Re:A gorilla who was brought up as a boy in an English village by Aeolun on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:22PM (#26082527)
That’s potentially true, I have no experience with that.

What I was really trying to say though was that I can barely control him now. I can’t imagine I would be able to when he’s 80kgs.

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Re:A gorilla who was brought up as a boy in an English village by btilly on Thursday February 11, 2021 @11:48AM (#26103801)
The big difference is that you have to put up with the toddler's tantrum for perhaps 15 minutes. You can even choose to walk away if you need to - the toddler won't go anywhere.

A manic adult is more coherent, but goes on for days. I mean that literally - mania keeps you from sleeping.

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