often speak my mind to older people and later wonder if I crossed a line. Iām asking this after real conversations where honesty felt right, but respect felt unclear.
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often speak my mind to older people and later wonder if I crossed a line. Iām asking this after real conversations where honesty felt right, but respect felt unclear.
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Yes, itās normal. Every generation does it more than the last one.
But when I was younger, I learned something the hard way:
thereās a difference between speaking up and speaking over someone.
Talking back becomes a problem when listening stops.
If you want to be taken seriously, learn to pause ā not just respond.
Respect doesnāt mean silence.
It means knowing when and how to speak.