23/07/2025
Induced Wastefulness (PIW): A Silent Epidemic I See Every Week
As a working closely with teenagers college students and Young Adults, I wish I could say this post is exaggerated.
But it’s not.
What I see in my sessions isn’t laziness, it’s a generation struggling with basic life skills, not because they aren’t smart, but because they were bubble-wrapped in the name of love.
Here’s what that looks like👇
✴️Ria, 19, drops out mid-course, “It doesn’t feel right anymore.”
Quitting came easy. Every time she felt discomfort as a child, her parents said, “It’s okay, you can stop.”
✴️Aarav, 21, avoids internships,“Work culture is too toxic.”
His school projects? Always a team effort with his parents. Now he’s afraid of showing up at all.
✴️Tanvi, 17, breaks down over one bad grade.
She’s never failed before. Not because she’s perfect, but because failure was never allowed in her home.
✴️Dev, 15, wants a new phone every year.
Grew up never hearing a ‘No’. Now, when the world doesn’t give in, he thinks it’s unfair.
⚠️ What starts as "gentle parenting" often ends as crippled coping.
No struggle.
No sweat.
No setbacks.
Then suddenly, college, competition, chaos… and they collapse.
As a mentor, I can guide, counsel, and support.
But I cannot undo 18 years of being raised in a comfort cocoon.
🎯 Real love is not about removing pain, it’s about building strength.
Let them fall.
Let them clean up.
Let them face the music before the world plays it loud.
💥 Because when you protect them from everything, you unknowingly prepare them for nothing.
Let’s raise resilient kids, not just soft-hearted adults with short circuits at the first sign of .
