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[quote=Anonymous]Liberal mom of 3 Gen Zers here. I think Gen Z is awesome, and I can’t wait to see how they change the world. However, I do have concerns. Their need to put extreme labels in everything seems unhealthy. Everything is a noun to them and nothing is a verb or adverb.

For example, there is a difference between depressed and depression. You can feel depressed without having depression. Of course I know that depression is real and has become more common due to social media and covid. But I also think that people who are going through a rough season are sometimes quick to label themselves as having depression and then they feel limited in what they can take on because they feel the need to protect their mental health. When, in reality, they might have just been sad for good reason.

Another example is labeling their sexuality. College kids experimenting with partners of the same sex has always been a thing. Now they can’t just have fun and experiment without having to decide if they are gay, straight, or bi and then announce that label to the world. Nothing wrong at all with declaring your sexuality to the world if thats what you truly want to do. But that doesn’t mean every college girl who got drunk and made out with her roommate needs to feel obligated to add “Bi” to her ig profile. This border on cultural appropriation and I do know lots of LQBTQ people who are affected because coming out was a difficult and monumental time in their lives, so they feel that these labels are not always being used and taken seriously.

I also see a lot of Gen Zers on tiktok discussing their “childhood trauma” and how it has affected them. Obviously, many people have had real trauma that has absolutely affected them. But an example of this childhood trauma I’ve heard is a girl talking about her trauma of having to complete the six week soccer session that she asked to sign up for but then quickly realized she hated soccer. She calls this trauma because it was the last sport she tried. She went on to say that her sister also wanted to quit the session at first. But by the time the 6 weeks was over, sis loved it and went on to play through college. This wasn’t trauma. It was a valid parenting decision that ended up helping one kid realize how much she loves the sport and helped the other kid realize she doesn’t love sports at all.  [/quote]

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