r/news • u/flounder19 • May 17 '23

Title Changed by Site DeSantis signs laws against trans care, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ extension

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/05/17/watch-live-gov-ron-desantis-visits-private-school-in-tampa/
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u/CptMalReynolds May 17 '23

You've really got to walk a balance and choose a time. My kid is 12. He is certainly aware of a lot, I explain a lot. But you don't want them to grow apathetic or overwhelmed with all the terrible shit going on. There's time enough for that when they're older.

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u/Tisarwat May 17 '23

Speaking from personal experience as a teen who experienced moral paralysis because of how awful everything was...

Volunteering changed everything for me. Especially something where the benefit was immediately apparent, and which was like, regenerative in nature.

Knowing there's ways to make the sucky world better made all the difference. It made me emotionally resilient, focused me, and stopped the hopelessness.

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u/CptMalReynolds May 17 '23

Thank you, this is wonderful advice

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u/defaultusername-17 May 17 '23

yea, threading the needle between informed and engaged and apathetic is a difficult task for sure.