usually, when I go to target or any other store, I observe that adults seem to overreact a lot. really.
honestly, for example, I'll be going through a drive-thru with my mom, and if someone gives us the wrong sauce or something, or a diet coke instead of a regular or something like that, she'll be like "ohmygod is it that difficult to do this?? are you fricking kidding me? this generation can't even give someone the right drink..."
and the worker is always so sorry. "oh my gosh, I'm sorry ma'am, let me fix that. we're busy and I just got confused."
and the adult is always like "pssh obviously. whatever."
but like, when I go to starbucks or something, and someone gives me the wrong drink or messes it up a little, I usually don't have an issue. oh, did I not specify something?? I'm sorry. it's obvious you guys are busy.
like?? life goes on, I've seen adults in target and walmart and stuff have meltdowns because their coupons don't work, and if they have kids with them, they're usually like "mom pls, calm down, it's not a big deal."
if little kids can not make a shitstorm about something, it shouldn't be that hard for an adult to do that either. like, it's usually pretty young people working there. in starbucks, a lot of the baristas are in their late teens/early twenties, and it's the same with places like mcdonalds and taco bell. they're in college, just graduated from high school, like just a month ago they had to ask to go to the bathroom.
personally, I don't have an issue with these kinds of situations, as I said. I usually end up apologizing because I think I said something wrong. like you can see that they're sorry, they feel bad, just tell them it's cool, that everybody does things like that and that it's okay. don't make a scene and make them feel worse.
and honestly, more kids and teens are like this. one time, I was at starbucks, and I was sitting at a table on my phone, and I heard a barista apologizing profusely because there was a group of girls and she had messed up their drinks.
surprisingly, the girls whose drinks weren't made correctly were the coolest, they were like "oh, that's fine. would you mind just making another one? would you like for me to repeat the order?"
it's not just situations like that, though.
we're pretty chill about pretty much everything, well, externally anyway, I have a whole chapter about some of the mental health issues this generation faces.
'you forgot to do the homework? that's cool, just copy off me, it's fine'
most people I've met, usually feel more comfortable talking to friends, rather than parents or other adults, because they know they'll probably freak out and make it into a way bigger deal and give them anxiety about it or something.
but most people, usually kids I've talked to, are so much more chill with anything I need to talk about.
scenario A:
me: i'm bisexual
friends: that's cool, good that u can be yourself, mate.
parents: wtf?? you're too young? what do u know about that anyways? this is a phase, being gay is a fad right now (actually something my parents said to me) ohmygod I can't even begin...!
ACTUAL RESPONSES.
scenario B:
me: *shows my friend a meme that says a bad word or something*
friend: lol
parent if they see it: um... no, honey, you don't need to be looking at that stuff.
like, we don't care, and that's good, but also bad sometimes. but there's a difference between nonchalant and apathetic.
because we've made mistakes, we've slipped up, and when someone else does it, we know how we felt and we usually try to tell them that it's okay. that it's nothing to worry about, that we can help if they need it.
people often underestimate how mature children are, and yes, while some kids are more mature than others, we're pretty woke about a lot of things. we know how to not overreact and treat things like a big deal all the time, because more often than not before we can yell or scream, our brains reach the conclusion that 'oh, that can be fixed. it'll only take like two extra minutes.'
unless it's a major setback or dilemma, we don't make a big deal, because it's not worth it.
and while I'm not trying to categorize or label adults/older people as being like that, I'm merely saying what I myself, friends, and other people have noticed, not that this is the attitude of everyone everywhere. please do not get offended.
a/n: but while we're also very chill, we're also very passionate, and sometimes have issues with mental health, I have chapters on those two topics coming up.
sorry that it's been so long between updates!
bye (for now) loves!
-ry
