I feel ya about the generation. I'm 17 and I feel old. Heck, I've always felt old - I don't fit in with this generation at all. It scares me how lazy, irresponsible, selfish, and ignorant most are. Technology and lack of proper parenting are definitely the main causes. Where're the manners? The appreciation? The love for your life and what you do? The smarts and common sense?
This generation is very different from ours (I'm 18, I can't remember if I told you, Lauren). When I went to vote at my local library during this election, I saw this kid that couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 with a BlackBerry. A motherf-ing BlackBerry. It wasn't his mom's, because she had a phone.
I think that kind of proves that parents have a lot to do with how the kids act as well. Every little thing in our lives can and will influence us, but the main factors are: parents, friends, and the media. The way many young parents today are acting reflects how their kids are acting, I can see it. It's that self-absorbed, technology-controlled lifestyle so many young people today live in that kids see, and have to be, NOW.
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This generation is very different from ours (I'm 18, I can't remember if I told you, Lauren). When I went to vote at my local library during this election, I saw this kid that couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 with a BlackBerry. A motherf-ing BlackBerry. It wasn't his mom's, because she had a phone.
I think that kind of proves that parents have a lot to do with how the kids act as well. Every little thing in our lives can and will influence us, but the main factors are: parents, friends, and the media. The way many young parents today are acting reflects how their kids are acting, I can see it. It's that self-absorbed, technology-controlled lifestyle so many young people today live in that kids see, and have to be, NOW.
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