Really enjoyed your homage. I used this brilliant movie for sex ed purposes. The silence in the classroom at times was staggering in terms of Juno's impact.

I don't want to detract from the beauty of your words but...(damn, but at times there's always the but).

... you wrote, "Young girls in our society seem to have less resiliency and that’s a problem."

I'd perfer that you wrote, "Young people, young men and women in our society seem to have less..."

Suicide rates among children and teens has risen a staggering 60% since this movie's release. (See source at end).

Teenage boys still complete their suicides at twice the rate as girls.

BUT...girls attempt more suicides at almost 4 times the rate as boys.

Lastly, men still kill themselves at 3-4 times the rates as women. What are we doing to our boys, our young and old men?

So, while gender of course does play a role, the bigger question is what the hell are we doing to our children to make them want to leave while so young?

Staggering levels of anxiety dramatically exacerbated by the digital social world would be one answer, commensurate with a soul-searing lack of interconnectedness to all things.

More young people are dying by suicide, and experts aren't ...https://www.usatoday.com › news › health › 2020/09/11

Sept 11, 2020 — The rate of suicide among young people aged 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018, according to a new CDC report.