Sibling Stories & Family Life Posts

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Sept. 18, 2025

The Gen X Hustle Myth: When Burnout Became a Badge of Honor

Somewhere between gold stars and side hustles, an entire generation traded play for productivity and started calling burnout a personality trait. This mindset didn't appear from nowhere – it was carefully cultivated through parental examples, …