Friday, November 10, 2006

Growing Up

Please respond to both questions: Why do you think growing up, as a teenager, this day and age, can be so difficult or such challenge? What is the one thing you wish for, (seriously), during this time in your life?

4 Comments:

Blogger ashleigh h. said...

As a teenager, growing up is a very big challange because we all try to fit in so much. I know that I do it but it just makes life worse than it has to be. Bri brought up the issue with stereotypes. This is a major issue with teens and once again, trying to fit in. If someone was known as an outcast or had a lot of rumors spread about them then it's possible that they wouldn't have very many friends. Friends make the world go round, in my case. Living without friends to gossip with or talk to when you need someone is like not living at all. Stereoytyping happends everyday. A normal kid will walk by and then someone will take a quick glance at them and perhaps say/think, "Wow, poor kid" or, "Goth" or, "prep". The list keeps going for how teeagers stereotype eachother and not getting to know eachother first.

Adults stereotpe eachother. As I was getting online today, there was a little article about Britany Spears. I don't like her but that is another reason why stereotyping is so increadible. Adults do it everyday to eachother and to teenagers. I'm sure that nobody actually knows Britany Spears and how she feels about loosing her husband or feonce or whatever he is to her. Adults maintain their goals but they also set them for teenagers. Adults don't let kids be kids most of the time and don't let them do the things that they would like. I know some adults who meet me think that I'm perfect. I have good grades, I don't dress up in all black and cake my eyes with black eyeliner. If the same people met some kids that go to my school, they wouldn't even give them the light of day.

One thing that I truely wish for during this time of my life is to have everybody understand everybody. To not look at one person and think aomething of them even if they don't know diddly-squat about them or their life.

11:27 AM  
Blogger David H. said...

I think it is difficult for teenagers growing up because they have to deal with harder situations. School is a lot harder than before. You have to get good grades to get into college and if you mess up, there is a possibility that you won't make it to college.

One thing I wish for during this time of my life is to make good choices. If I wasn't so lazy, I would do my homework or study for a test coming up. Instead I have to cram all of my studying in to the last day.

11:24 AM  
Blogger Brandon K. said...

Growing up is a challenge because the world doesnt provide us with enough time for all the things it requests of us. Do a good job on your homework: 2 hours on a good day. Chores, cleaning, and other household expectations: 2 hours. School: 6 1/2 Hours daily. Morning preparations: (for girls) 1/2 hours minimum. Sleep: 8 hours nightly. Friends, Hanging out, Music, and Miscellanious Nothing: 6 Hours. All this adds up to over 26 hours worth of expectations with not enough time for us as teens to do it all.

Growing up is also hard because of the general addition of developing yourself as the person you are going to be for the rest of your life to the general and fabled 26 hour day. The developing of oneself can take not hours, not days, not even months, but years to create.

I wish for a way to create time in the day. To add hours so i could sleep longer, do a better job o my homework, hang out with my friends, do my chores, keep my room clean, and wake up later and keep it in one single day.

4:45 PM  
Blogger Breeder said...

Today, growing up can often be very difficult. It can be because of hormones, school, friends, or even money. Hormones make us all crazy for the opposite sex and make us do dumb things. School often stresses us out because we have to keep good grades. Friends are always changing and are the only way that some people can spend their own time. Money can own some. People always try to earn more so they can just spend it later. The main reason why growing up in this day and age is so hard, is that so many have the world on their shoulders and don't think hard enough to put it down.

Honestly, and cheesy to say, the one thing I wish for in life, is to know what the future holds for me. As in, I want to know who I will marry, how many kids will I have, and will I be successful. Those three things always make me think so hard about what my actions and feelings toward others should be.

7:01 PM  

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