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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot with all the people who seem to think this is the hardest time in human history and no one has ever had it this bad ever. Hothouse flowers all of them. [/quote]

I don’t think the doctor said it was the hardest time, she said it was a dramatically different time for younger people than it was 30 years ago. As someone in their late 50s I agree with her.

I see so many parents go on about “when I was a kid….”  Well, you’re not a kid. When I was a kid I could make a mistake and not worry about it being being recorded and shared with anyone and everyone on social media.  Work didn’t expect you to respond to texts and emails at any time. People couldn’t hound you like they can today and ask why you didn’t answer their text, voicemail or email. My parents didn’t except to hear from me everyday when I went to college. Long distance calls were expensive. People didn’t have answering machines. Call waiting was a big deal. Everyone is demanding your attention and texts and emails take no real effort so people overuse them, especially people that tend toward controlling behavior or need lots of attention.

The expectation to have so much contact and communication can be overwhelming. Some people refuse to or can’t understand that. I tend to have stricter boundaries with them these days and it took a long time for me to get to that point.

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