“Female friendships have been my longest love relationships. I’m not sure the whole ‘squad’ thing applies to me, I’m more of a one-on-one type of person,” said Kat. “I think however you connect with your friends, regardless of what you’re told is normal and right, is the best way. As I’ve gotten older I’ve tried to make time with friends even more of a priority … it’s easy to take your pals for granted.”Dollface Yang recalled how in high school, most conversations went awry. They would find themselves “talking past” their parents, “because I didn’t understand their fears and anxieties.” Even if Trump did not center the role of Generation Z in his State of the Union, those genuinely interested in forging a brighter tomorrow are certainly waking up to the political force that young people are. In my work as an activist, I see that. I’ve been moved by the creation of theLAMP’s 22x20 campaignDoSomething.org's Grab the Mic campaignand theWomen’s March Youth EMPOWER initiative of suicide. With that, people have been hopeful that season 2 will do a better job of addressing mental health.