That sounds like grade a horse shit. What kind of idiot would publicly drool such drivel?
Ah - the New York Times. Never mind.
Wow! not being abusive is near impossible?!? WTAF! I’m sure I made mistakes, but I think I managed to NOT be physically abusive to my kid, ffs…
By Michal Leibowitz, now retitled “There’s a Link Between Therapy Culture and Childlessness”.
Soon to be re-re-titled: “Telling on One’s Self.”
Unless you had very abusive parents; most of us grow up and realize that our parents were human beings. Doing the best they could with what they were given.
Not only must parents provide shelter, food, safety and love, but now they actually have to refrain from committing violent felony offenses that would land them in prison if committed against an adult stranger.
That’s a big ask, I guess.
Oh, don’t get me started on what you’re not allowed to do to other adults. It used to be that duels were just part of life. Now you can’t even punch someone out of your way without it being a “crime”. It’s no wonder the younger generation are too scared to have kids, which they definitely are, it’s not a result of economics that make it impossible for them at all.
I didn’t really know about the whole “therapy culture” grievance before but it looks like such luminaries as David Brooks have been complaining about it for a while. All these selfish, selfish kids trying to look after their own mental health, instead of just sucking it up and developing drinking problems, I guess.
Also, the REAL problem is all those WOKE PROGRESSIVES sneering at REAL americans!!!
Ugh… that guy.
Ross, you’re already the stupidest writer ever to string two words together. You can relax, the record is clearly yours, you don’t have to keep pushing the envelope.
I don’t know. He’s got some stiff competition with Stephens and Brooks
Honestly if the whole New York Times editorial section turned out to be one big bet between them to see who could write the most worthless column imaginable, I would respect it a lot more.
“Internationalization”?
What the actual fuck is that supposed to mean?