Gabriel Mizrahi

We deserve that.

Yeah, navigating those tensions and trying to understand them and being open to a new relationship with all of it, that's what I think this letter is actually about.

And if you're really struggling to work through this pain, then of course, I would recommend you find somebody to talk to about this.

Obviously, I would love for that to be a therapist, given the subject matter, pretty heavy, pretty complicated.

Ideally, one who is not directly in your community, given the topic, I think you would benefit from somebody who is maybe more impartial.

But this is not something anybody should have to go through alone.

And there might be some really important talking and processing that has to happen to get through this period.

OK, so if you need some support to arrive at a better place and make sense of this, I really do hope you find it.

All right, next up.

Dear Jordan and Gabe, I just listened to your recent interview with Scott Galloway and it really hit home for me.

I'm a mom of boys who have struggled the last few years and it breaks my heart.

From my own experience, I've observed that young men are often dismissed when they struggle socially or emotionally and are unfairly treated and left out.

Nobody is stepping up for these young men and as parents, there's nowhere to turn.

I'm particularly worried about one of my sons, who's 19.

Both my husband and I have doctorates in science, and I've tried to provide every opportunity for my son that I possibly could.

He's struggled from a young age, having been diagnosed with ADHD, but tested remarkably high on IQ.

He has a level of understanding of difficult concepts and science that is light years beyond what my husband and I have.

But his social and scholastic development have been a train wreck.

He got a perfect score on college entrance exams, but struggled to complete homework and missed a lot of school due to health problems and COVID.

He would teach himself the material and do very well on exams, but most of the time never do his homework and his grades reflected that.