I know this is a time and place thing but I'm kind of concerned or even just confused. If you don't know what Tokyo kids are they are teens that run away from home because of abuse from family, victims of bullying, neglect from family- really just teenagers who tend to have a lot of struggles with their mental health and other issues like I mentioned. There was a documentary that came out on them and I saw some videos about it on tiktok and the comments were having concerning- a lot of children were asking things like 'how to be a Tokyo kid' or even just asking strangers online 'should I run away from home'. I actually felt bad for these kids because if they're asking stuff like this then obviously there's something going on at home, but on the other half I just think like why would you want that. Tokyo kids aren't just kids who ran away from home, it's what they do as well because of it. I used to be one as well as my friend (who unfortunately passed away due to overdose) and it isn't a fun lifestyle. There are a lot of posts of these kids doing silly stuff (like with the cones on their heads) and yeah it looks fun but a lot of these kids are drunk or high. Not just that but my friend and I got by with money because we did stupid shit like sex work (a lot of Tokyo kids do it hence why they dress fashionably) because men found it easy to manipulate us. Overall your pretty much homeless and have to do things for money. I don't know, I feel concern for kids who are obviously struggling but there are also some who just want this lifestyle for the aesthetics and it's pretty concerning. Honestly sometimes it just feels like anything that's a problem in Japan just gets romantised.
I know this is a time and place thing but I'm kind of concerned or even just confused. If you don't know what Tokyo kids are they are teens that run away from home because of abuse from family, victims of bullying, neglect from family- really just teenagers who tend to have a lot of struggles with their mental health and other issues like I mentioned. There was a documentary that came out on them and I saw some videos about it on tiktok and the comments were having concerning- a lot of children were asking things like 'how to be a Tokyo kid' or even just asking strangers online 'should I run away from home'. I actually felt bad for these kids because if they're asking stuff like this then obviously there's something going on at home, but on the other half I just think like why would you want that. Tokyo kids aren't just kids who ran away from home, it's what they do as well because of it. I used to be one as well as my friend (who unfortunately passed away due to overdose) and it isn't a fun lifestyle. There are a lot of posts of these kids doing silly stuff (like with the cones on their heads) and yeah it looks fun but a lot of these kids are drunk or high. Not just that but my friend and I got by with money because we did stupid shit like sex work (a lot of Tokyo kids do it hence why they dress fashionably) because men found it easy to manipulate us. Overall your pretty much homeless and have to do things for money. I don't know, I feel concern for kids who are obviously struggling but there are also some who just want this lifestyle for the aesthetics and it's pretty concerning. Honestly sometimes it just feels like anything that's a problem in Japan just gets romantised.