"we're trying to help Buddy process his emotions" says the chick who can't process her own emotions. Also Ginn I think what would help is if you don't blab about Buddy's emotions that you aren't happy with and that you are to blame for to the rest of the internet, but I'm sure he'll really appreciate all this evidence of you exploiting him and exposing his vulnerabilities later on when he files for emancipation.
I remember coming across an ultra-cringe post on Linkedin (as opposed to the usual cringe) a few months ago that my CEO liked and it was some mom who used her teenage son's depression to write practically an essay and basically use his very vulnerable struggle to pat herself on the back and get a bunch of likes and affirmation and ego boosts from strangers (I don't even know what it had to do with anything work-related, but I'm sure she probably finished it off with #resilience or something just as cringe). It was in such bad taste and off-putting and exploitative. That's HIS story to tell if HE wants to, not yours. I just can't with this epidemic of narcissistic shitty parents who inappropriately use their children for their own ego and profit.
I remember coming across an ultra-cringe post on Linkedin (as opposed to the usual cringe) a few months ago that my CEO liked and it was some mom who used her teenage son's depression to write practically an essay and basically use his very vulnerable struggle to pat herself on the back and get a bunch of likes and affirmation and ego boosts from strangers (I don't even know what it had to do with anything work-related, but I'm sure she probably finished it off with #resilience or something just as cringe). It was in such bad taste and off-putting and exploitative. That's HIS story to tell if HE wants to, not yours. I just can't with this epidemic of narcissistic shitty parents who inappropriately use their children for their own ego and profit.