I was thinking about how there’s no more tween idols or media anymore. like kids in the age of 11-14 being really obsessed with something marketed for them. we had miley cyrus, selena gomez, demi lovato, and the jonas brothers. there’s no tween pop music, no more songs about having fun with your friends or falling in love at the mall. everything that exists feels like content for adults. like I love doja cat but it is really weird to see 7 year olds singing along to “I heard from a friend of a friend that dick is a 10 out of 10” when I’m at work and the radio is on. like where is gen z’s “potential breakup song” or “dj got us falling in love” or “call me maybe”? then it hit me that “tween” doesn’t even exist anymore. right? like the internet has pressured pre-teens and teens to grow up fast, or at least try to look like it. it’s terrifying how the whole awkward phase has completely vanished. was everything like this when I was young or am I just out of touch?