Teens: Our Society's Dangerous Little Grown-ups
Almost every single day the wires carry stories of a new segment of our society. I call them the little grownups. Children granted the privilege of adulthood by stupid, doting and carelessly selfish parents. From Natalie Holloway to the 15 year old boy who allegedly bothered a poor (snicker) 37 year old adult woman into having sex with her. these precious little grownups are robbing banks, having indiscriminate sex, often for money, abusing their purblind pathetic parents and generally assuming they have every right to do so.
Let's look at Natalie Hollloway. She just got unlucky that night, it could have been any one of a number of her drunken drugged pals and chaperones. WHY was she even allowed to be there in the first place? What reasoning adult parent would allow her sexually precocious daughter to go to an island famous for it's underaged drinking and rampant sexuality? Did Ms.Twitty bother to check the State Department site, or pay heed to any warnings? If she were as thorough doing that, as she is about trying to find her kid, the whole exercise would be moot.
Since when does a teen's scholastic ability have anything to do with common sense, or morals? What world do parent's such as this inhabit? Lala land? We live in an age where terrorism is rampant, drugs are an epidemic, STD statistics are climbing, yet we are willing to risk sending our children off to some romantic island as a reward for something that should be expected. We are not liked in many countries, except for the dollars our tourism brings. As Ms. Twitty discovered, U.S. laws often do not apply on foreign soil.
Did she think to ask about this before she sent her little grownup off for a week or so of sex, booze and rock n roll? Something tells me she didn't. Before you grant your darling child a solo vacation, perhaps you'd best do some hard thinking about more productive options. Such as purchasing him/her an annuity, or some stock instead. Better yet! Go with them, What a concept.
Other little grownups are stealing and robbing banks to get what their parents can't or won't provide. We have given them such freedom, on the net, through cell phones, and just plain unsupervised activity, that they are now gambling on line, meeting strangers for sex, and enjoying the very best porn right through that cell phone they insisted on having. Even if some of them managed to earn their own money, that doesn't abrogate a parent's responsibility to supervise or veto certain purchases.
We are raising a generation of selfish, self-serving, egotistical and demanding monsters bent on having their own way. And who pays? We do-society pays the bill. From law enforcement fees and court related costs, to the sheer toll, these young leeches place on a system already overburdened by other problems. Next time, instead of filling your little grownups arms with more high tech instruments of self-destruction, or tickets to paradise, give them a real gift. Be a parent, and just say no.
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- We are raising a generation of selfish, self-serving, egotistical and demanding monsters.
- Did Ms.Twitty bother to check the State Department site, or pay heed to any warnings?
- Since when does a teen's scholastic ability have anything to do with common sense, or morals?
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I dunno what kind of teenagers you've met but the ones that you've described in this so-called "article" seem to represent the 0.000000000000001% with problems that usually arise from other issues.
If you can give me the liberty to make two assumptions here (as you've taken it upon yourself to make so many).
Assumption one: You have never had kids, or have been in a serious relationship with someone (High chance your still a virgin in my humble opinion)
Assumption two: You were that teenager in school that was so badly bullied by her peers that you have managed to block out all your memories of your teenage years and have managed to delusion yourself that you were born a bitter, single, middle-aged woman with nothing better to do than make assumptions about things you obviously don't understand.
About myself: I am not some silly teenager trying to get back at you for your silly comments I have spent over 10 years in my field helping youth with serious issues tha
i am 16 years old and Has i see you are a very extremest person...I am a teen myself..and i am tired of over rightoues people like yourself..pointing out problems that has always been around....its just recently due to the internet where people like you become crazy..isnt it adults who go out and rape kids? how do i know you werent involved in such crimes....you can sit there thinking you showed people..but society sickens me with moral and values being shoved down everyones throats....i may drink and i have pre marital sexc OMG god must hate me...and i know ur kids will be raised inadequetly keeping them in a bubble who wont be able to face the real problems of the world....maybe teens are like this but really..at least i live life instead of hide at least i will raise my kid right unlike you...i use my common sense but to the kids who are "gangsters, and terrorists ,and drug abusers fight everyday to survive...so go back into your rich house and hide there and go to church and pray b
Its quite interesting how us teenagers are so stereotyped now. Its funny that if we look back on every generation before us, it looks as if teens and adults have always had this great difference in beliefs. Adults make the horrible assumption that all teenagers are hoodlums that only cause trouble for society and every generation of adults seems to become very afraid that the next generation is going to fail. I for one have had enough of this. If I a teenager is not seen as wise, then why dont you teach me what being wise or experienced is? Do not judge us or downplay us because of age, judge all people by their character. It is my opinion that all teens are exposed to video games, sex, pornography, and the urge to embrace technology, but I ask to those who were teens in the 90s, 80s, and 70s, wernt you also? Why do adults want to blanket up their children all of the sudden? What happened to leting your child out for a while and if the child was disobedient, dont take away technology,
I'd like to start by making the point that the larger portion of the comments are written by teenagers, like myself. The reality of that is; teenagers are openly exposed to the internet and media in more ways than this such webpage. I found this just by typing "teen society" into a google search. However, like everyone insists on saying, NOT ALL TEENAGERS ARE THE SAME PERSON. I may just be mature for my age, or don't have the sense to conform like everyone else, but its not teenagers who rule our society. Its drugs, sex, divorce, death, fashion, ignorance and the MEDIA. Sex sells. Bottom line. Especially in North America where your pretty much free to do what you please, money is the object of everyones existence. And I say "everyone" loosely, because I'm aware of the minority who don't see things this way. Youth are exposed to sex at a very young age, and sex leads to alcohal, which leads to drugs, etc. Sex and the chemical barriers associated with it is the one thing the human body h
I find it very funny that this person comes out with such a negative attitude towards teens...at one point she was a teen too. I must say though we as teens do in fact go through a lot in our adolescent lives but we learn from mistakes and that is what creates better people in our society. There is always something good and bad about somebody regardless of their age, try thinking about yourself...an ignorant middle-aged resentfull person, hum? I wouldn't say that your age group was all the same because of your article but yet, you can say that all teenagers are like this? To let you know not everybody is the same. As a teen I grew up fairly quickly and I always worked for what I had. I began working when I was eleven years old and I knew I wanted to further my education I wasn't asking or looking for sex as a teen or pulling out the crack pipe. A note to self maybe you should expand your sources!
Quite to the contrary, I do know and applaud the independent productive teens of our nation. You are our future, and for that this author is profoundly grateful. I resent a media that exploits the negative in your youth and only occasionally trots out some shining star as if he/she were some exotic bird. You want recognition, share your stories here, insist that people see the character and excellence the very best of you represent. In other words fight back. Only you can insist on your rightful place on the American landscape. If I can help you, let me know here.
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I am a 15 year old sophmore starting on September 2nd. I understand where adults are coming from when they say all these bad things, but they have only seen one group of teenagers. I know because I am in the other group. The good kids. I've been through a harsh past, divorce, lost my dad because he went to Guatemala. I had no hope for myself for the last few years. But I built my own morals. I disciplined myself to see the do's and don'ts. My mom has to work to maintain me and her, and pay the bills for two homes. I feel bad for her and I don't ask much from her. I only ask when it's school related. I just want to point out all teenagers aren't as bad as they might seem. I brought myself up. I mean, how more mature can you get if you do that? I am aware of the world and its functions. Thats why I don't want to waste my mom's money so we may live. I help people emotionally and got alot of individuals back on track of their lives. Why are all teenagers the same if some do good things ot
You know everybody tries to generalize teens, adults, kids, seniors and so forth. So here is a generalization about teens. For the most part we see a downward spiral in their trends. The broad list of catagories range from durgs, sex, alcohol, violence, and robberies... to name a few. It's a sad reality, but teens are more aggressive in they way they express themselves. Often times they choose a not so pleasant way to express who they are. The reason is a lack of guidence. This guidence which should be provided mostly by parents but also by every adult with whom they interact. Adults can demonstrate patience, kindness, sobriety, self restraint, and financial responsibility. So who are the real culprits? What kind of lifestyle are adults living that influence teens. They are only reflecting what they see!
Amy writes:
YOU try sitting in a classroom all day for most of the year, listening to adults tell you that you can't do anything right, and you have to be watched like you're some criminal...
(weve already done that, deal with it without moaning)
Daniel Wrote: We have heard for years that we are going to amount to nothing;
(we were told the same damn thing- deal with it)
I was a good kid growing up, yes I got into my fair share of troubles, ut nothing compared to the BS you see on the news today. Rape, drugs, gangs, shootings... etc.
Most, and I say Most.. not all, have no regards for the law. They have no morals, and seriously you cant slap the blame on the parents...not all teens are monsters, but for the most part... they CAN be when they want to be. They think they can do whatever the F they want because they wont get into trouble. Take a look around kids... when you do something bad now, they will serve you as an adult, so think about that next time...