them into the very world that might eat the alive.
the world that i might have only seen in passing on the evening news before it was turned off for dinner. i had no idea what was really going on — and if i had, i’m sure i would have been even more overwhelmed by trying to make sense of it and how i could possibly fit, live, and succeed in that world. teens today, are highly anxious. overly so. fitting in with their current peers and finding a place in their future world is a big part of that.
the real fear is that “being yourself” is not going to be enough.
please stop 