Psychology says older parents who complain that their kids are too sensitive are usually describing children who finally felt safe enough to feel things their parents never allowed themselves to feel

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• ⬤ Older parents may project their own unexpressed emotions onto their children.
• ⬤ Their children's emotional expression is a sign of a safe space to feel and process emotions that were previously suppressed.
• ⬤ This phenomenon allows the older generation to avoid confronting their own emotional pain.