I have been away most of the summer but did find the last 20 pages interesting and am thankful that the mods let it play out a bit.
I think everyone is entrenched in their arguments, but I am always willing to listen and to be educated, swayed, and while I may not change my mind, the end result is understanding the other point of view better. This is possible when things do not devolve and turn into name calling, labelling, etc...
Close friend of mine had their child come out as gay at 24 years old, and that child new at 13. The parent's first response was guilt because the child did not feel comfortable that the parents would accept that choice. All those years that child suffered needlessly. And this is the problem. These are kids, and they are not equipped mentally to deal with these incredibly serious mental health challenges. For that child, who felt 100% loved and safe, and will always be loved unconditionally feel uncomfortable to tell the mother is the exact reason why minors are not capable of making life changing decisions. It is too big. Parents will understand that. Others simply will never understand what parents understand.
A child needs a loving home, and many who are against pronouns and such simply are obtuse to think that every home is a loving home. It isn't. But the family structure has crumbled, and society is extremely ill-equipped to deal with the repercussions.
I think schools should stay in their lane. They don't and we all know that. This is also a problem.
Lastly, the evolution of society has created substandard humans and adults. That is a fact. Weak, inconsolable humans are what has happened to a society that has been way too comfortable. Parents on steroids. Developed Society way too far from real strife, war and persecution. Social media has raped our children's minds, and there aren't enough mental health care professionals to pick up the pieces. Too little professionals , too f***ing expensive. So we have more homeless people that will never get an apartment , not because they cannot afford it, but they are too far gone mentally to handle anything. I shake my head when I hear experts saying that the homeless need a home...but no one will rent to them.
Sometimes I hate who I have become, and look at my parent's generation and see how weak and pathetic I am compared to them. WE have only known easy times, and we are soft.
Without adequate, ABUNDANT, access to mental health professionals, which would require an overhaul of our medical healthcare system, society will be in big trouble. T
TikTok is your teenager's mental health source. Be very afraid.
Homelessness, lawlessness, suicides, and lack of teen gender support will exacerbate a society that has run its course because of social media.
It’s not wrong, though, the mental gymnastics you do at that age to convince yourself everything is going 100% to plan are wild.
