12 Life Lessons Millennials and Gen Z Don’t Want To Hear

Do you believe today’s teenagers aren’t ready to hear the life lessons you have to offer them? You have company.

Redditor u/Slight_Weight_7053 asked, “What are teens today not ready to hear?”

The question attracted close to 25,500 comments from Redditors, and it saw twice as many upvoted to give you these 12 valuable life lessons.

#1. Realization of Self-growth – 51.7K Votes

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Comparison_Past’s contribution was the number one voted response, “As you get older, you continue realizing how dumb you were last year.”

#2. The Older You Get, Time Passes Quicker – 40.9K Votes

Chompachompa responded to say, “Yesterday, I was you. Tomorrow, you’ll be me. One day, you’ll wake up and wonder where that ‘plenty of time to do X’ went. And it will scare the cr*p out of you.”

#3. Patience is a Virtue – 39.3K Votes