pic.twitter.com/Opuw3eyRrT — Pear Joseph (@thepearjoseph) December 18, 2025 As a Gen Xer, when I first saw Pear Joseph on soci
— Pear Joseph (@thepearjoseph) December 18, 2025
As a Gen Xer, when I first saw Pear Joseph on social media, something felt familiar in the best way.
He reminded me of the beautifully androgynous artists many of us grew up with —
Annie Lennox. David Bowie. Prince. Grace Jones. Tracy Chapman. George Michael. Twisted Sister. Glam rockers and art-driven performers who were expressive, fluid, bold, and deeply creative.
Back then, artistry made room for exploration.
Style flowed.
Identity unfolded over time.
No one rushed children into permanence.
This video is Pear Joseph sharing his own story — and it matters.
He speaks about what it meant to be allowed to grow into adulthood before making any permanent decisions, and how meaningful it was to have parents who supported that process with patience, love, and protection.
That kind of support doesn’t rush childhood.
It doesn’t demand answers before a child has the life experience to give them.
It trusts that development takes time — and that safeguarding a young person’s future includes allowing them to fully bloom first.
At RosasChildren, we believe childhood deserves space.
We believe exploration does not require permanence.
And we believe parents who choose patience, protection, and presence are doing something deeply right.
Children grow.
Time teaches.
And when adults make room for that process, young people enter adulthood stronger — not pressured, not rushed, not hurried into decisions they can’t yet fully understand.
That is not denial.
That is care.
That is protection.
By the way……
Across international human rights law, dignity is foundational.
Dignity implies:
Not being rushed into irreversible decisions
Not being used to resolve adult conflicts
Not being pressured to define oneself before having the capacity to do so
Growth is inherent to dignity.