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[–]Rationalmind 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Angsty and confused teenager is wielding that identity politics sword. Parent needs to wise up and realize the sham that gender identity is. On a side note, as a teenager, I would have been mortified to declare to my parents that I was polyamorous. What happened to the deep sense of shame people used to instill in their children? Bring it back.

[–]JustWhy[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I disagree about the deep sense of shame because I hope my future child tells me things so we can discuss it and I can help steer them in a good direction.

But I do agree that I wish the parent would wise up and realize they're using these labels in search of a personality. I wish this advice columnist had the balls to say this child needs to be steered into actual hobbies and activities that build character. I think that's what a lot of these kids are missing.

[–]Rationalmind 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agreed about building character. I see your point about the shame issue, although, I think there is an important balance between keeping things private and being too open/having little shame.