Adolescent internalizing symptoms (e.g. depressive affect) have increased over the past decade in the US, particularly among girls. The reasons for these increases are unclear. We hypothesize that increasing exposure to politicized events has contributed ...
My ex-husband’s kid did the same thing. When they were in elementary school, they told me we should hate a celebrity because they’re gay (obviously parroted from their born-again mom and creepy youth pastor stepdad). Then in middle school, they made a gay friend and their mom threatened to make them change schools, and I think that was one of the first big wtf moments where their lived experiences really clashed with what they were told at home. It kept happening as they made more diverse friends and figured out most of us are just trying to live our lives in peace, not eat babies on the weekends at our interracial sodomy parties or whatever.
Now they’re a young non-binary adult who is full on pro LGBTQ+ rights, pro-choice, anti-racist, etc. I’m sure their mom blames their dad, but all he really ever did was be supportive and clear that in his house, bigotry wouldn’t be tolerated.
My ex-husband’s kid did the same thing. When they were in elementary school, they told me we should hate a celebrity because they’re gay (obviously parroted from their born-again mom and creepy youth pastor stepdad). Then in middle school, they made a gay friend and their mom threatened to make them change schools, and I think that was one of the first big wtf moments where their lived experiences really clashed with what they were told at home. It kept happening as they made more diverse friends and figured out most of us are just trying to live our lives in peace, not eat babies on the weekends at our interracial sodomy parties or whatever.
Now they’re a young non-binary adult who is full on pro LGBTQ+ rights, pro-choice, anti-racist, etc. I’m sure their mom blames their dad, but all he really ever did was be supportive and clear that in his house, bigotry wouldn’t be tolerated.