I'm in the belly of the beast and it's given me the opportunity to really reflect on what went wrong with our generation. It's easy to blame stuff like woke public schools but it goes much deeper than that imo. I wanted to give my thoughts and some advice for how to correct it so the next generation hopefully isn't as wack.

1. Raise boys and girls to accommodate each other. A HUGE problem right now is that young men and women have no idea how to relate anymore. Modern dating is a mess beyond comprehension. Teach your sons to be loyal and avoid casual sex. Teach your daughters to have realistic standards. You're not just raising kids, you're teaching future adults who are going to have to come together and start a family one day. When thinking about your kid's future you should care about marriage as much as you care about their education and career. Their relationships will actually have a much bigger impact on their overall happiness than the financial/status related stuff.

2. Let them do stuff even if you could do it better/faster. You won't believe how many people I know in their 20s who don't feel comfortable cutting their own food or changing a lightbulb because mom and dad always did it for them. This generation is suffering from imposter syndrome because our parents solved every single one of our problems. We don't have confidence because our parents demolished every opportunity to prove ourselves throughout our lives. I know you don't want your kids to struggle but it really is necessary. Especially if you have sons.

3. Don't get divorced. I'm sure it sucks having an unemployed husband or wife who won't put out anymore but if you have kids they need mom and dad to stick together. Divorce messes kids up to their core and makes it very difficult for them to be trusting later in life. Children of divorce will struggle to have a healthy relationship with the idea of family and that makes life incredibly lonely and tenuous. A key motivating factor is ripped away from them. Divorce is more harmful than people imagine.

4. Don't use screens as a babysitter. If your kids have unrestricted access to the internet, they might as well be talking to every random adult in the world and seeing whatever those people want them to see. I'm luckily old enough to have grown up watching wholesome TV shows made for kids instead of the crazy stuff that's on YouTube now. It's really weird and probably not good for mental development.