#generation dynamics

I’m not a leader 

I don’t know most things 

And I’m definite not wise enough for that

I don’t want to be a leader 

But to my little brother 

And his adorable friends 

And to my younger cousins 

I am ... something, I guess, as the oldest

Because I’m not an adult 

I don’t carry the authority and judgement adults wield  

I’m one of them and we fight the same battles to an extent

But I am older

So I can give them the support they sometimes need 

And I can give it to them for free 

Without wanting their obedience in return 

And they look to me, not for guidance, but they do look to me

And I do want to set a good example 

But like I said, I don’t know ... almost everything really

I know more than the climate-denying adults though 

I’ve been thinking a lot about age and generation dynamics 

And I understand that my age doesn’t give me wisdom, not really

Wisdom comes from experience, empathy, and unfortunately, pain 

And everyone has their own experiences and has their own pain 

The best thing I can give 

That anyone can give 

To the younger ones I think

Is freedom to find their own meaning in their experiences 

The support to be empathetic of others’ lives

The encouragement that they can get through pain 

I’m in this liminal space 

Where there’s nothing adult about me 

But there are so many little kids 

That want to see some kind of role model in me 

I know I’m a shitty role model though 

As much as I know I should be braver 

But if I can encourage these kids to look for answers themselves

To think for themselves 

To participate in democracy themselves 

To look for kindness and justice themselves 

#SkamSpain #SkamEspaña representing a whole generational mother-child dynamic