"In any case, anxiety and conflict are just part of being a teenager. I feel that we, as adults, shouldn't be too critical of him now. Why don't we just watch over him patiently?" Free Eternal Summer Episode 11 Subbed
THIS.
SO MUCH.
Especially the first thing, because anime helped me understand that early on, and accept that while the local pop culture was telling all my peers that it was abnormal, and that they must suffer.
I hope that I will not forget this phrase by the time I have my own biological children grow into teenagers.
I remain grateful to have had anime in my life. It had definitely made my life better, in many ways.
also, the manga of Fruits Basket, but that's a bit different.

although what worries his friends is that Haru doesn't understand that "how things are now" will not stay forever, and even if he is fine with how things are now, he's not preparing for the inevitable change - and that's not a very smart choice.