11-03-2004, 06:58 PM
hey peoples,
being a 15 guy myself i just figured i might as well add my opinion.
Yes i do agree that many of us teens are a little out of hand. but that in no way goes for all of us. I dont, but many of my friends do drugs, that doesn't make them hopeless, or stupid. many of them are great people. just because a person does drugs, doesn't make them a bad person. I have one friend who is pretty much a lost cause, however, he is still a good person,(just a little confused), although i can see by looking at him how adults can make assumptions about teens. I have another friend who has all sorts of problems at home and uses drugs as a way to get away from it all. he isnt stupid, in fact he is one of the smartest and most creative people i know. He just needs to put his creativity towards something a little more useful lol.
As for the spanking issue. I personally have nothing against spanking, so long as parents dont use too much force. As many have said before, beating children is totally wrong, and no body should live in fear of thier children. but children do need to be kept in line, and i have nothing against a swift smack in the ass, it when u cross the line that i have the problem.
Now, as for teens being arrogant. shure, we can be arrogant at times but that doesn't make us totally disrespectful. sure there are many disrespectful teens, I know some people who have gone up to teachers and told them to "fuck off" right to their face. However, they have only done things like these when people/ teachers have pissed them off first. most teens dont do things without a reason. Although i do agree that some people are pretty disrespectful without a reason, the majority of all teens are not.
Now to move on to the way teens dress... Me being a guy, i generally dont have a problem with the way people dress. The only reason i would object to the way someone is dressing is if they are way too young, or if they are wearing (or not wearing for that matter), something way over the top. I do agree that young people should not be dressing like prostitutes, but past a certain point, people should be able to dress the way they want. Many girls at my school wear mini skirts, tight shirts, etc... and if they want to dress like that i have no problem with it. I start to have a problem when they start to wear the extremely short skirts and showing off wayyyyyy to much.
Now about the issue of irrisponsible parents. I personally do not believe that if a kid is an idiot (i would use other words but i dont wanna get banned) that it is the parents fault. My druggie friend (who i mentioned above), has responisble parents, both of them are teachers. They cried when he told them that he was gonna drop out in may (when he turns 16). it is not their fault that he is deciding to be a moron and wreck his life. However, i also believe that irrisponsible parents do have a major effect on parents. my other druggie friend (the creative one), has all sorts of trouble at home, and as i said before, he uses drugs as a way to get away from it all.
Well i think im gonna end it for now cause i seem to have gone a little overboard. and please excuse my horrible grammar/punctuation.
being a 15 guy myself i just figured i might as well add my opinion.
Yes i do agree that many of us teens are a little out of hand. but that in no way goes for all of us. I dont, but many of my friends do drugs, that doesn't make them hopeless, or stupid. many of them are great people. just because a person does drugs, doesn't make them a bad person. I have one friend who is pretty much a lost cause, however, he is still a good person,(just a little confused), although i can see by looking at him how adults can make assumptions about teens. I have another friend who has all sorts of problems at home and uses drugs as a way to get away from it all. he isnt stupid, in fact he is one of the smartest and most creative people i know. He just needs to put his creativity towards something a little more useful lol.
As for the spanking issue. I personally have nothing against spanking, so long as parents dont use too much force. As many have said before, beating children is totally wrong, and no body should live in fear of thier children. but children do need to be kept in line, and i have nothing against a swift smack in the ass, it when u cross the line that i have the problem.
Now, as for teens being arrogant. shure, we can be arrogant at times but that doesn't make us totally disrespectful. sure there are many disrespectful teens, I know some people who have gone up to teachers and told them to "fuck off" right to their face. However, they have only done things like these when people/ teachers have pissed them off first. most teens dont do things without a reason. Although i do agree that some people are pretty disrespectful without a reason, the majority of all teens are not.
Now to move on to the way teens dress... Me being a guy, i generally dont have a problem with the way people dress. The only reason i would object to the way someone is dressing is if they are way too young, or if they are wearing (or not wearing for that matter), something way over the top. I do agree that young people should not be dressing like prostitutes, but past a certain point, people should be able to dress the way they want. Many girls at my school wear mini skirts, tight shirts, etc... and if they want to dress like that i have no problem with it. I start to have a problem when they start to wear the extremely short skirts and showing off wayyyyyy to much.
Now about the issue of irrisponsible parents. I personally do not believe that if a kid is an idiot (i would use other words but i dont wanna get banned) that it is the parents fault. My druggie friend (who i mentioned above), has responisble parents, both of them are teachers. They cried when he told them that he was gonna drop out in may (when he turns 16). it is not their fault that he is deciding to be a moron and wreck his life. However, i also believe that irrisponsible parents do have a major effect on parents. my other druggie friend (the creative one), has all sorts of trouble at home, and as i said before, he uses drugs as a way to get away from it all.
Well i think im gonna end it for now cause i seem to have gone a little overboard. and please excuse my horrible grammar/punctuation.