It really says something about how society treats children that today I told a 13 year old I was proud of her hard work and she nearly cried into my shoulder.
This was followed by me telling her and her sister that I thought their stories about D&D were really fun and creative, and them both being flat-out shocked that “anyone actually likes listening to us ramble.”
Like. Y’all. These kids should not be surprised that adults will actually listen to them and engage with them. This should not be a weird outlier.
Please be nice to children and treat them like people????