I'd like to point out, as a sixteen year old, that the problem does not only
lie with the parents. The lack of mature adults/peers is also a reason.
Face it, how many 20 year olds do you guys know that don't drink,don't
smoke or do drugs, don't swear, and have respect for absolutely
everyone? Who also try to teach kids good things in the world, about
fishing and the long-forgotten 'being kind' thing?
Not many in my world, that's for sure. Granted there will always be a few
guys/gals like that, but it's just so very rare...
Then there comes the friends that kids have. A HUGE influence, but it
again comes down to the parents being ignorant and not noting the type
of people their kids hang out with or what their kids are doing.
Sometimes with parents, they're far too strict with their kids, they
think they're keeping their kids in line but.. They just don't know how much
pain their kids are in because of it, the internal turmoil. I've seen kids who've
resorted to drugs and alcohol, simply because their parents didn't give them
a bit of freedom everyone else has.
But in regards to the topic, it's the parents and the peers who don't guide their
kids. I'll admit, I swear and cuss on Xbox Live all the time, but at the very least
I don't direct it at anybody in particular, or I do it in a form where I know I can't
harm anyone's feelings (IE, microphone out and off). It's just a form of stress relief
for me, really.
I've been hearing a lot of that 'you suck, go hang yourself' stuff lately. It's rather
sickening when I think about it. Especially the age of some of the kids.
Sorry if this post wasn't much on topic, but if there's anything I can rant somewhat
well about it is today's youth.