The "Good Kid" Trap: Why Gen X Was Programmed to Disappear

Описание: If you grew up in the ’80s/’90s being called “such a good kid,” this one’s for you.
You weren’t calm, mature, or “low maintenance.” You were programmed to disappear so nobody got mad.
In this video, we’re unpacking why so many Gen Xers are showing up in the comments saying “I feel seen,” “Is this my life?” and “I thought it was just my family.” Spoiler: it wasn’t just your family. Most of us were raised by the same two parents — Television and Neglect — and then told it was “independence.”
Here’s what we’re digging into:
• The “good kid” trap: how being easy, quiet, and helpful turned into being invisible
• Why we learned to never ask for help, have needs, or take up space
• The phrases that still live in your head at 3am (“I’ll give you something to cry about…”)
• How all of this collides with midlife — adult kids, aging parents, burnout, and an “I’m fine” armor that’s finally rusting
• Why you’re not broken, you were programmed by emotionally illiterate people and dropped into a world that suddenly wants you to “share your feelings”
This isn’t therapy. This is the group chat for people who were raised by TV, microwave dinners, and parents who treated emotions like a design flaw.
If you’re 45+ and:

Asking for help feels like committing a federal crime
Resting makes you feel guilty
You don’t know how to have a need without apologizing for existing

…you’re in the right place.
The “I Feel Seen” Epidemic
Television & Neglect: Our Real Parents
“Good Kid” = Emotionally Invisible
When the “I’m Fine” Armor Cracks
You’re Not Broken, You Were Programmed

Subscribe if you were raised to “deal with it” and are just now realizing maybe that wasn’t a great mental health plan. Or just lurk in the comments and find your long-lost siblings in trauma. Whatever. I’m not your boss.
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We are the generation that raised itself on hose water, microwave dinners, and zero supervision. If you survived the '80s and '90s without a helmet or a trigger warning, you’re in the right place.

This channel is about Gen X survival skills for modern life. We’re figuring out:
▶ Parenting (without the "gentle" fluff)
▶ Setting Boundaries (and dealing with toxic family drama)
▶ Money & Career (navigating the grind)
▶ Mental Health (unpacking the damage we laughed off years ago)

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