Snowflakes

[Davey Do]

Three snows already this season. I needed a snowflake character.

Snowflake as a slang term involves the derogatory usage of the word snowflake to refer to a person... perceived by others to have an inflated sense of uniqueness or an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or to be over-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions. Wikipedia

Hence, the Snowflake Song cartoon.

Not directed at anyone in particular.

Just having fun with a concept.

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[Davey Do]

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[Bonstemps, EMT-P]

This is actually super cool. How'd you make it?

I am curious though, DaveyDo, and I mean no harm. Does my opinion bother you so much? I mean, you respond with responses that are vague "bullying", are immature* (but not really), or are very dismissive. You don't seem interested in actually discussing the topic at all. I'm not really sure what you are about, though I respect your opinion. I'm not sure the favor is returned? I thought All Nurses was better than that? I am new to it, so maybe I misunderstood the target audience / poster.

But seriously. How'd you do that. It is very, very fun. I like that he's holding my king cake!

Edit: Though, you may be joking? If so, I honestly can't tell. Ya'll got that dry humor!

[Davey Do]

I am curious though, DaveyDo, and I mean no harm. Does my opinion bother you so much? I mean, you respond with responses that are vague "bullying", are immature* (but not really), or are very dismissive.

Thank you for your inquiry, Bonstemps. I truly appreciate your post.

Please allow me to pontificate:

There was a member on AN.com who use to frequent this site but sadly hasn't in quite a while. MrChicagoRN was his name. He was or is a psych NM and I truly appreciated his sense of humor and perspective on things.

MrChicagoRN introduced me to a concept by responding to a question on the psych nursing forum of "What do you like about psych nursing?" with "Mental chess".

The concept of mental chess can be applied to various areas in nursing. For example, when we psych nurses deal with a patient diagnosed with a psychotic mental illness and is acting out, we need to observe their moves and be at least two moves ahead of them in order to avoid escalation and all the accouterments which goes with such a situation and bring he situation to a stalemate. The game therapeutically ends.

Mental chess is one of the reasons I enjoyed scrubbing in OR. I was always at least two moves ahead of the surgery, mentally visualizing variables and reasonably prepared for any variable.

As a paramedic, I'm reasonably sure you think along the same lines: An patient requires intervention for a injury, and as the intervention progresses, you probably consider variables in order to prudently react.

So, in a sense, I foresaw your statement of

You don't seem interested in actually discussing the topic at all.

with this previous post

What this thread is really about is having fun with a concept. Snowflakes has been a popular subject of discussion in the past, I extremely enjoy art & humor, I knew the subject would spark some comments which would subsequently inspire me to do art and respond with a comic.

In other words, and with all due respect, the expected can be redundant, tiresome, and boring.

I always expect a member to challenge a viewpoint and stand on a soapbox. Instead of responding with an argument that will lead to a tiresome debate and result in the expected outcome of both parties holding on to their opinion with a death grip, I respond with a cartoon that relays my viewpoint.

Posting viewpoints resulting in debates can be expectedly tiresome and boring. Art is never tiresome and boring. Art gives a fresh perspective, it's my bliss, and it allows the viewer to come up with their own perspective.

But seriously. How'd you do that. It is very, very fun. I like that he's holding my king cake!

You know, I've been drawing comics here on AN.com for over six of the eight years that I've been a member and you are one of the very few members who has asked me how I created a cartoon.

I did it like this:

I quoted your post, pasted it in the paint program, pasted two saved images (the drawing of your avatar and the snowflake character) to an area adjacent to the text, edited the images and pasted them to your quoted area.

Edit: Though, you may be joking? If so, I honestly can't tell. Ya'll got that dry humor!

I am seriously joking.

Thanks for your post, Bonstemps!

[Bonstemps, EMT-P]

Thank you for your inquiry, Bonstemps. I truly appreciate your post.

Please allow me to pontificate:

There was a member on AN.com who use to frequent this site but sadly hasn't in quite a while. MrChicagoRN was his name. He was or is a psych NM and I truly appreciated his sense of humor and perspective on things.

MrChicagoRN introduced me to a concept by responding to a question on the psych nursing forum of "What do you like about psych nursing?" with "Mental chess".

The concept of mental chess can be applied to various areas in nursing. For example, when we psych nurses deal with a patient diagnosed with a psychotic mental illness and is acting out, we need to observe their moves and be at least two moves ahead of them in order to avoid escalation and all the accouterments which goes with such a situation and bring he situation to a stalemate. The game therapeutically ends.

Mental chess is one of the reasons I enjoyed scrubbing in OR. I was always at least two moves ahead of the surgery, mentally visualizing variables and reasonably prepared for any variable.

As a paramedic, I'm reasonably sure you think along the same lines: An patient requires intervention for a injury, and as the intervention progresses, you probably consider variables in order to prudently react.

So, in a sense, I foresaw your statement of

with this previous post

In other words, and with all due respect, the expected can be redundant, tiresome, and boring.

I always expect a member to challenge a viewpoint and stand on a soapbox. Instead of responding with an argument that will lead to a tiresome debate and result in the expected outcome of both parties holding on to their opinion with a death grip, I respond with a cartoon that relays my viewpoint.

Posting viewpoints resulting in debates can be expectedly tiresome and boring. Art is never tiresome and boring. Art gives a fresh perspective, it's my bliss, and it allows the viewer to come up with their own perspective.

You know, I've been drawing comics here on AN.com for over six of the eight years that I've been a member and you are one of the very few members who has asked me how I created a cartoon.

I did it like this:

I quoted your post, pasted it in the paint program, pasted two saved images (the drawing of your avatar and the snowflake character) to an area adjacent to the text, edited the images and pasted them to your quoted area.

I am seriously joking.

Thanks for your post, Bonstemps!

Totally fair and I appreciate. Thanks, DD.

Also. You still use Paint and I love that. I used to have some wonderfully epic Paint productions that I wish I had kept.

[Davey Do]

Totally fair and I appreciate. Thanks, DD.

And I thank you, Bonstemps.

Also. You still use Paint and I love that.

I know there are other programs, but paint is basic and the closest computer program I've found to using my favorite media of pen & ink.

I used to have some wonderfully epic Paint productions that I wish I had kept.

You can always start over, Bonstemps.

I'm always up for a paint debate!

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[Bonstemps, EMT-P]

And I thank you, Bonstemps.

I know there are other programs, but paint is basic and the closest computer program I've found to using my favorite media of pen & ink.

You can always start over, Bonstemps.

I'm always up for a paint debate!

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My God. Its beautiful.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

There is no landing place this generation needs to "come back to". Every generation looks at the one that comes after and has something to say, yearns for a return to the "right" or "better" way. A lot of your examples are widely used in order to discuss millennial "disorder" but are actually not as uncommon, nuanced or based in one generational reality as formerly believed.

The trophy generation concept is actually widely discussed and many are coming to see it as a partial "myth"; Most social groups did not adhere to this behavior. I can source plenty of studies and articles, but I am sure you could come back with definite "proof" that states otherwise. That is why I say it is debated. Unless you were in a highly privileged area, you weren't seeing handouts of cheap medallions and trophies.

I find it interesting that you reference bullying, and its lack of being so named, and use it as a way to illustrate a point of strength. There is NO correlation between bullying and character development; there is however a correlation between bullying and depressions anxiety and suicide. It does not matter if it is named.

A lot of the issues the generation faces are low wages and high student debt, low wages regardless of the presence of debt, a work force that won't retire, outdated workplaces, less 'vacation' time as compared with the previous generation, and more. These all contribute to wellness. I have plenty of sources on that, too, and they make for great discussion.

It is strange to claim that the generation does not have an accurate sense of existence. Of course, any generation does and does not to some extent. I would say the millennial generation is hyper aware of its position and understands very well how little they fit in as it relates to the standards of the former generations.

This will be the same for every generation that comes next; this thread has inspired me not to question, ad nauseam, the worth and experiences of those who come next, but to listen.

(I am an "older" millennial and never experienced the trophy-age, was bullied with no repercussions, etc., the millennial narrative is broken and has been by the reiterative attention of misinformed media.)

Bonstemps,

I remember hearing my parents/grandparents talking about "kids these days" and how things were different when they were young. I'm aware of the phenomenon that I now perpetuate as one of those judgmental older people. My post, like yours, was based on my personal experience raising and interacting with younger people today. Our perspectives may differ and we could each cite our own truth, and it will likely not change that of the other.

I do want to clear up though, if my stance at all sounded pro-bullying, it was not meant to. I understand the consequences of bullying and how awful it can be for a person at any age. My remark was meant to highlight that the use of bullying as a term to depict a reason for offense has become overused in some cases. For example, my son's friend was pulled into the principal's office because someone overheard two students joking with each other, and the person not in the conversation was offended. No derogatory terms were used, they were simply joking in such a manner that middle school boys do, and someone else decided that was a punishable offense. And there are numerous posts on this site all the time labeled bullying and nurses eating their young, when reading the post, there is a clear lack of content that appears to be true bullying. There are jerks in every profession, but nurses have somehow got the market cornered now on eating their young just because every new nurse isn't welcome with open arms, the best assignments, and every holiday off.

I'm obviously a bit older than you, raising millenial and generation Z kids, depending on the year ranges use, and I've seen the parenting styles of my peers. My remark on getting back to somewhere that will give kids a more appropriate sense of self is based on conversations with those parents that didn't want to have their kids hear "no", have a problem with anything that points out their own kid isn't exceptional, and has no room for constructive feedback for their kids. Obviously this is not a sweeping generality, as many millenials, such as yourself, have turned out just fine.

[Farawyn]

Bonstemps,

I remember hearing my parents/grandparents talking about "kids these days" and how things were different when they were young. I'm aware of the phenomenon that I now perpetuate as one of those judgmental older people. My post, like yours, was based on my personal experience raising and interacting with younger people today. Our perspectives may differ and we could each cite our own truth, and it will likely not change that of the other.

I do want to clear up though, if my stance at all sounded pro-bullying, it was not meant to. I understand the consequences of bullying and how awful it can be for a person at any age. My remark was meant to highlight that the use of bullying as a term to depict a reason for offense has become overused in some cases. For example, my son's friend was pulled into the principal's office because someone overheard two students joking with each other, and the person not in the conversation was offended. No derogatory terms were used, they were simply joking in such a manner that middle school boys do, and someone else decided that was a punishable offense. And there are numerous posts on this site all the time labeled bullying and nurses eating their young, when reading the post, there is a clear lack of content that appears to be true bullying. There are jerks in every profession, but nurses have somehow got the market cornered now on eating their young just because every new nurse isn't welcome with open arms, the best assignments, and every holiday off.

I'm obviously a bit older than you, raising millenial and generation Z kids, depending on the year ranges use, and I've seen the parenting styles of my peers. My remark on getting back to somewhere that will give kids a more appropriate sense of self is based on conversations with those parents that didn't want to have their kids hear "no", have a problem with anything that points out their own kid isn't exceptional, and has no room for constructive feedback for their kids. Obviously this is not a sweeping generality, as many millenials, such as yourself, have turned out just fine.

And if anything, any "blame", if that's even the word, should fall on us Gen Xers, who try to compensate for our own childhood of fending for ourselves by helicoptering.

I don't helicopter. It messes up my mojo.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

I doff my proverbial hat to your post, JBMmom!

I'm flattered Davey Do. Always a pleasure to read your pearls of wisdom and wit.

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

And if anything, any "blame", if that's even the word, should fall on us Gen Xers, who try to compensate for our own childhood of fending for ourselves by helicoptering.

I don't helicopter. It messes up my mojo.

I'm more of a ground level parent myself as well. I don't call homework hotlines, I don't want coaches to give my kids "fair" playing time, and my children know the word average exists because that's where most people fall on any spectrum- themselves included. Friends of ours said the goal is 3 E children- Educated, Employed and Elsewhere. That's what I'm working towards. :-)

[Farawyn]

I'm stealing that for my Big Kid when he graduates college.

[Davey Do]

I don't helicopter. It messes up my mojo.

While studying for an A&P test on the muscles in 1987, I drew a picture of a naked Elvis in my journal from a behind perspective helicoptering and singing "Got My Mojo Working".

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