The Quiet Emergency: When Adults Look Away and Kids Learn to Disappear

pretty words and what they’re saying is:

Some children’s pain is acceptable as long as it toughens them up.

And I’m asking you—honestly—what kind of society requires children to be broken to be “prepared”?

We don’t tell adults to tolerate harassment at work to build resilience.

We don’t tell wives to “toughen up” when they’re being disrespected in public.continue reading …