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fabulouslygaybean · 2 years

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maybe it's just cus i grew up with close family that were significantly older than me (older siblings who are 14+ years older than me, cousins triple my age, etc), but y'all really need to step back and realize that viewing any/all casual or friendly interactions between teens and adults as unsafe or predatory doesn't help anyone. it's one thing to have a preference for who you personally interact with (especially if you're 18+ and have an explicit blog/account/whatever), but acting like nobody should interact with anyone outside their age group both in person and offline is incredibly stupid.

#you end up with kids/teens that are paranoid that everyone over the age of 18 is out to get them #and adults with such a disconnect from youth that they end up acting like everyone UNDER the age of 18 is a problem #also. most teens can handle more than y'all think. seriously. an adult telling a slightly inappropriate joke to a 17 year old won't -#- fuckin traumatize them. sure teenagers aren't adults but we're not small children either. y'all infantilize us so fucking bad and it -#- helps exactly no one.#anyways. intergenerational friendships are GOOD and can absolutely be healthy. sure there needs to be responsibility taken to make sure -#- that things don't get outta line but that's with ANY friendship. having to be a little more careful doesn't mean that those friendships -#- should never exist or that their existence is inherently harmful.#i know this is very out of the blue but i keep seeing incredibly stupid takes on my dash

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