Is telling your child ''others are doing that, it's 2024 already and you're not young anymore'' the worst advice ever?

[Anonymous]

She brought up my age again, how I'm too old (I'm 36) and telling me to get use to the trend, how others are doing it for the others and they don't take things serious. All this coming from my mother.

My reply was an:

So if other are jumping off the cliff because it's a trend, I should do the same thing too, just because that's modern?

What she told me actually made me feel worse. Why would I be too old? So I'm not worthy of anything (but a discarded worthless object) but just to have fun with?

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+1 y

I don't know how modern something is. If I don't like it, I'm not doing it. I think I have the rights to still have my own goals and wants regardless of age.

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+1 y

What if I end up copying what ''others are doing'' and end up feeling even more miserable than ever?

[rosemilk]

ah, another mother who is comparing her child to others. it sucks. especially when you're way past the age of like 13. at this point, just brush off her comments. she needs to pay attention to her own life, not yours. you're an adult, well enough on your own to do what you want to do

[Asker]

yes and even if my ideas are old-fashioned and I want my own goals (regardless of age), at least I'm being my own person and is much better than copying others just because it's the modern era.

[rigmarole]

Clearly you need to resist the socialists cultural trends. They are pushing a lot of evil garbage on the world right now. For example in Berlin, Germany government daycare planed to create 'Sex Rooms' for toddlers. That's how sick socialist are. Just as a reminder a toddler is age 1 to 3 years old. The government plan was drafted as part of the education program and designed to establish private areas within daycare facilities where young children could explore 'feelings of pleasure'. So basically they were setting up fuck rooms to molest people's children and make child pornography right in the school system. That's what the socialist mean, when they sing about coming for your children.

[molonski2]

The context of the discussion would be the most important part ; Topic , to give it some relevance.

[StudyingAuthor]

As a child, advice like that is very helpful, it gives a view of what you're doing.

[Cutegirl06]

Mother's comparing their kids with others is never good at any age. It makes you feel invalid. Your response to your mother is true 👍 It's your mother's problem not yours.

[firenine909]

What does she want to do and why don’t you want to be doing it?