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Yeah, this makes sense to me. One thing the author said that is especially troubling is that teens are growing up less prepared for adulthood. I see that every day with this talk of micro aggression and safe zones like people expect to never be upset and to only hear what they want to hear. Life isn't all roses and the sooner we teach that to this generation the better.

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Kids now a days have not seen real life or have ever experienced any of it. Most parents are protecting their kids from real life and letting them know that they are good enough to do as they please when they please with no consequences. Now we have a generation that needs these safe places so they can get away from the big mean world.

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Yeah, the problem is one day their parents will be gone and they'll have to deal with the big, mean world. Those parents are not doing their children any favors. I have taught mine about responsibility, consequences, and that life is sometimes not fair… but that doesn't mean you can't win.

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Maybe we need to start putting up crying corners so some of these "Entitled" young adults have a place to go weep when the big mean world does not go the direction they need it to go.

Yes I have taught my kids that if you want to get someplace in this world you need to work for it as no one is going to give you a helping hand. Plus any hand outs comes with strings attached.