11 November, 2020

A friend's parents' philosophy for raising children...

 


... Don’t be one of the sheep - think for yourself and don’t be mediocre.

This is how a friend of mine parents raised her. It is strange to think that at one time the idea of "don't be one of the sheep" was a warning parents told their children. How do you measure mediocracy? How to avoid it?  

So many Millennials experience such anxiety and depression. Was this the first seed that started to form their expectations that they had to be perfect and ahead of the crowd?

* This post is part of my "Growing Up & Growing Old" project.   

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