[That's a start, and Jon gets an encouraging smile for it. People cling to guilt in different ways, but the fact he can say that it isn't his fault is a good sign.]
I don't mean to like... invalidate your shit, but I think that's a pretty common experience for most kids. [He's not trying to say that what Jon went through wasn't hard, or important, just that he doesn't need to have all his shit figured out now.] You know what, honestly? It's like that for everyone. People change and grow and they've gotta keep figuring out what kinda person they wanna be, but it's not a bad thing to take time with it. Your dad feels that way sometimes, for sure.
[Taako knows Clark well enough to see some of it.]
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I don't mean to like... invalidate your shit, but I think that's a pretty common experience for most kids. [He's not trying to say that what Jon went through wasn't hard, or important, just that he doesn't need to have all his shit figured out now.] You know what, honestly? It's like that for everyone. People change and grow and they've gotta keep figuring out what kinda person they wanna be, but it's not a bad thing to take time with it. Your dad feels that way sometimes, for sure.
[Taako knows Clark well enough to see some of it.]