What toxic behavior has been normalized by society?

The biggest toxic behavior ENABLED by society is emotional immaturity. Throwing a tantrum to get your way is NOT mental illness.

“Just let your 2 year old sister have the toy. She will just scream her head off if you don't”

“I wish my parents would stop showing up unannounced like I owe them every minute of my personal life. I wish I could tell them to stop but I know how that will go”

Do you think Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have rehearsed separately for their performance at the Olympics opening ceremony?

The Karen down a few houses down put a letter in the mailbox demanding I move my car from my driveway. Ignored it and now she's throwing bags of dog feces at my car because I won't do what she said”

That's why so many people pay a therapist to act as a third party to tell them the one thing no one else will: “Grow the **** up!”

“That Nikolas Cruz is such a a handful. But he has the right to an education so we all just have to put up with it until he gets expelled. I just wish he would stop threatening everyone - but whatever.”

I wore a Trump hat to a doctor’s visit. The doctor made a strange comment, he was obviously on the opposite political point that make me uncomfortable. What shall I do on my next visit?

“If I don't let my teen dress like a porn star, she'll just start slamming doors and breaking things again”

“Don't upset your grandfather, you know how he gets. Just nod in agreement and walk away”

“Neighbor called the police and accused me of animal cruelty because my dog ‘sounded sad’. If she left my dog alone she would realize my dog just doesn't like her.”

What is a good investment portfolio for someone starting in their 20s? 90% VT and 10% BND for a Roth IRA then 100% TDF for a 401k?

“I feel bad telling my 27 year old to move out knowing he doesn't have a job and will just end up on the street”

Emotional immaturity is avoiding the reality that people really just need to grow the **** up sometimes.

It's not a mental health crisis in America. It's living in a country where the majority of the population are still operating in their ‘terrible twos’ and society is too much of a pussy to bring the hammer down and tell them to get over themselves.

In Italy, how do people greet each other when they meet for the first time (e.g., on the street)? What's a good response to that greeting if you're not from Italy or don't speak Italian fluently yet?