CajunMama wrote:But wait....i thought that teenagers wanted to be treated as adults. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Responsiblity comes with adulthood. Look around at the adults you know. Tons of responsiblity.
So you want to be treated as an equal but have the "older" people do everything. That's what i'm getting out of what you're saying. I'm not seeing where you are supporting other adults. In fact, i'm not getting what you're saying at all. Maybe cuz it's 2:15am?
lol...yeah I'm exhausted too. My thoughts are probably not going to be connected well.
I think teenagers often want to be treated as adults because their parents don't do a good job of treating them as adults. Who says being an adult is cake? Realize that deep down we teenagers yearn for discipline (not corporal punishment though, but discipline).
I think we should be treated as equals. I do not agree that "older" people should do everything. I think we should be taught as if we were adults. And conversely I believe they should listen to us as if we were adults.
And now look how this is all linked! Perhaps if parents treat their kids as adults and with respect, kids will do the same to their parents...