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What ways do you wish your parents had shown love or supported you as a teenager or young adult?

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AnonymousJSS · 22-25, F

By researching more about mental illness and trying to understand it. We’re Mexican so they’re pretty close-minded about it and don’t really think it’s a real thing. I was struggling with depression for years and they told me to just ignore it and try to do more things that would distract me.

ZulXeroth · 31-35, M

@AnonymousJSS Not Mexican, but my parents are in their late 70’s and have a very similar mentality, so I understand this situation rather well. In my case, the canned answer was “pray about it.”