#like no actually it wasn't bc there was nothing weird abt teenagers who attend the same school Hanging out | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

mossdeep · 1 year

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just saw a post on reddit (i know but bear with me) of this person like "hey! i've been friends with this person since i was 10 and she was 7! our families knew eachother, and we grew up together! now i'm 20 and shes 17, my friends said its weird and i have to stop being friends with her" along those lines and i'm just. astonished at this mindset recently of "under 18 is a literal child that needs to be kept away from adults at all cost and everyone 18 and older is a danger to children"

like idk if this is some weird evolution of "stranger danger" but i think if we as a society spent more energy teaching kids and teens red flags to look out for instead of "you have to stop being friends with anyone younger than you the day you turn 18" people would be a lot more equipped to avoid dangerous situations in the first place.

#like i remember being called creepy for daring to Speak to a freshman my senior year #they were a baby gay and didn't have many people safe to hang out with so a lot of their friends were in higher grade levels #and one of my friends (not anymore) was like 'um isn't it sus for you to talk to them :/'#like no actually it wasn't bc there was nothing weird abt teenagers who attend the same school Hanging out #obviously there's more nuance when it comes to dating but even with that i've seen such hot takes as #'you need to break up with your s/o if youre 18 and they're 17 bc now its problematic'#anyways i think we should all blow up our computers and go sit outside with eachother

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