Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012
by nugget on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:35PM
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My grandfather survived Pearl Harbor and became a B-25 pilot in one of those cohorts with an 80%+ casualty rate. As a kid, I enjoyed reading and hearing about his experiences. It made me proud of his service. But I'm not sure it lessened the stresses and anxieties I felt during my own adolescence. Years later when a close family member had a near death/should have died experience, that meaningfully altered my perspective on life - because I experienced it first hand.
Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012
by WalterBright on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:14PM
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Your dad and mine were members of a very special club, and I'm sure they would have been fast friends. Thanks for talking about him!
They aren't being drafted to go fight in Vietnam. The Russians aren't bombing our cities. The main health problem is eating too much food, not too little. Teens aren't even expected to have jobs anymore. (In my day, teens got jobs at 16.)
My dad volunteered in WW2. He expected to die in combat, as his cohort had an 80% casualty rate. 4 out of 5. Every mission meant holes in the airplane, and you stayed on course and took it. He helplessly watched men die. His best friend had his face burned off. When he returned home, he thought the concerns on the home front were trivial. After all, they were going to live another day.
> what you want to be at age 17
In other words, America is full of opportunity.
We live in a golden age in America.