I'd like to counter this idea that our generation is coddled with another thought. Recently, I read that most teenagers are more stressed than most adults. It's not hard for me to believe, talking with other students on campus. I asked a friend on Tuesday, on a scale of 1-10, how stressful was her week? Her answer? 500,009.
And it's not because kids today are incapable of comprehending failure. The same article that said that teenagers are more stressed than most adults also said that our generation is expected to perform at a higher level than the last.
In addition, social media leads to a lot of problems that the last generation didn't have to deal with, like cyberbullying. We are followed constantly by other people's opinions and thoughts, and we're influenced by them constantly.
So, in conclusion, we have problems to deal with too. We aren't coddled, we aren't overprotected. We're just people.
I totally agree Taylor. Great blog. Can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteYour points are really interesting here, Taylor. I agree that I can't always reconcile the increased stress most of you guys feel with the reputation your generation has of being overly coddled. Social media and it's "keeping up with the Joneses" certainly can't help...
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