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Yes. It must be social media. Teenagers were previously well known for being bundles of joy. And for thanking their parents for imposing rules. Still, good to k
by goldcd 5y ago
Yes. It must be social media.
Teenagers were previously well known for being bundles of joy.
And for thanking their parents for imposing rules.
Still, good to know that you were right and she knows this now.
- detaro 5y agofwiw, this comment also isn't really in the spirit of the "open discussion" you miss.
- standardUser 5y agoThe point was not made in a generous way, but it's worth considering that adolescence is famously - and in Western culture universally - viewed as a time of great emotional distress, raging hormones, rapid physical change, rebellion, and so on. And the OP's point was specifically that every generation seems to blame the "new thing" for this exact phenomenon, to the point where it is now obvious that it is not the "new thing" but instead maybe something less ephemeral.
- goldcd 5y agoIt wasn't - and I made it more personal than I'd have liked now I re-read it (but I wrote it, so I'm leaving it up). I like your post.
- goldcd 5y agoAgreed - I was being a dick.