Re: This isn't for attention
That is a major problem, and it's another one of those "fine line" issues. Many teenagers are rebellious, out of control, and yes, immature. And when I say many, I'm not saying it in the since that "most all of them", I mean there are a lot like that. But because of those, and the fact that younger people in a lot of cases don't know how to express their emotions in a civilized manner, they are often misconstrued as childish tantrums, or in other cases, like what seems to be the case with Ghost Rider, attributed to lack of knowledge and wisdom due to a lack of years. And unfortunately, at least here in the states, it works like this. The adults are assumed to know best, especially for those holding parental status. Their decisions are final. And whether or not the teen or child has a say in the matter, (until they leave the parent's home), is dependent on the parent's willingness to listen. Also, I can see what Turtlepower meant in her
post, 26, but I suppose the awkward and dishonorable feelings come from the desire to keep a relationship with "family" and not to let them down.
But I personally believe it's all wrong. I'm under the belief that while discipline and structure are needed, just as with open mindedness and willingness to listen, that there is a such thing as going a bit too far. For example, it is compulsory, for all children to attend school, and consequences will be faced for not doing so. The problem is, though, there are students there who do not care, and have no desire to be there. I want success for myself, and I want a good education, but some people don't, and show that shamelessly. And while I'm almost certain that they will grow up and regret that, I also believe that if they got the chance to quit school and turn themselves into nothing, they could learn the dangers of the path they plan to take, and it would motivate them to go back and make somet
hing of themselves, versus being told they must, get an education and try to be successful when they clearly don't want to. It might hurt them, but sometimes that's the only good way to learn. And ultimately, in the end, they'll be doing what's right, motivated by past experience.
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