
The whole trope of eldest daughters becoming hyper independent in adulthood is so true also. I’ve grown up practically alone and taking care of myself especially mentally and now I find it extremely difficult to ask for help or advice when I really need it. And all my siblings. Especially my brother are being raised very differently and my whole family uses me to set a good example. People tend call me emotionally Intelligent, stable, and mature. Ig that’s the reward of growing up a certain way
just to add to this, a lot of psychologists are actually starting to think girls mature faster due to the stress in which society puts on them in order to: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-06-15/study-more-childhood-stress-leads-to-increase-in-brain-maturation
My older brother is like this. My mom goes too easy on him now cuz he’ll get loud and act restarted meanwhile I was supposed to be the youngest, coasting and relaxing, enjoying my 20s but I’m the only one with multiple brain cells I’m so tired having a special needs sibling that’s also older is so unfair
I’m not triggered but I don’t like when people spread misinformation. Men and boys get worse punishments than women throughout their entire lifetimes. For every Brock Turner who gets away with something heinous with a slap on the wrist, there are 5 women who get away with terrible crimes that you just don’t hear about
i take your “basic human biology” and raise you advanced human psychology– the brain develops in response to its surroundings and is shaped by genetics, behavior, and environment, all of which affect each other. there’s no way to say their early maturation isn’t because of sociocultural effects and the way girls are treated in adolescence
i was trying to just find a quick reference for people to easily digest and further research themselves if they wanted to due to shorter attention spans in thus day but if you’re going to be a academic critic and say what sources count and what don’t, which professors will also use news articles and basic journalism resources for the same purpose of digestible chunks of knowledge since journalists do tend to do their research here’s actual studies about how trauma/stress affects young brains :)