So, let’s talk about Adolescence, the new Netflix miniseries that’s making people seriously uncomfortable.
And not in a “Wow, what a thrilling plot twist” kind of way—more like, “This hit too close to home, and I don’t know how to process it.”
It’s about Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old who did something unthinkable: he murdered his classmate, Katie.
And before you roll your eyes at another “troubled teen” storyline, let me stop you.
Adolescence doesn’t just tell you what happened—it forces you to sit in the ugly, awkward, terrifying truth of why it happened.
And if you think this is just a show, you’re lying to yourself.
We’re Losing Our Kids, and We Don’t Even See It
Jamie isn’t some monster created in a vacuum. He’s a kid, just like the ones you see glued to their screens at the dinner table, the ones getting sucked into the darkest corners of the internet while their parents assume they’re just watching harmless YouTube videos.
The show peels back the layers of what happens when young, impressionable minds get fed poison every single day—misogyny, violence, radicalization—until they don’t even realize they’re drowning in it.
The scariest part?
Jamie could be anyone’s son, brother, student, friend. And most people wouldn’t even notice the warning signs until it’s too late.
Parents, Wake Up—You’re Not as Involved as You Think
This is the part where people get defensive. “I do monitor my kid’s internet usage.” “We do talk about things.” “My child would never.”
Wouldn’t they?
When was the last time you really listened? Not just the surface-level “How was your day?” but actually sat down and understood what’s going on in their heads?
Because I’ll tell you right now, the internet is raising kids in ways that parents aren’t. And while you’re busy assuming they’re safe, some faceless stranger online is teaching them how to hate.
This series throws that reality in your face. And it should.
The Conversations We’re Too Afraid to Have
The gut-punch of Adolescence is that it doesn’t give you an easy answer. It doesn’t tell you exactly where Jamie went wrong because it’s not just one thing. It’s everything.
The neglect, the algorithm-driven radicalization, the casual misogyny that no one takes seriously until it’s too late.
This show wants you to be uncomfortable. It wants you to question if you’re really paying attention. It wants you to stop assuming “therapy is for other people” and start realizing that we all need to be having these conversations—at home, in schools, everywhere.
Because let’s be honest here: a lot of people watching Adolescence are seeing their own childhoods in it.
They see the anger, the loneliness, the craving for validation from the worst places. And maybe, just maybe, it’s time to stop pretending we’re all fine and start dealing with the mess we’ve been avoiding.
Therapy is not only a luxury your child can have. It’s not just for people who are “broken.” It’s a survival tool.
“And if this show teaches us anything, it’s that ignoring the problem won’t make it go away.”
So, yeah. Watch Adolescence. But don’t just watch it—sit with it. And then do something about it.
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