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What
do you think of the teenagers today?they're brats!
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH
USA
They seem ok. Less naive, and more in touch
perhaps than fifteen years ago. More connected - to other kids round the world - to
technology - to - the possibilities the world has to offer. Thats just a general idea,
though - "the teenagers"is way too broad a category for me.
no-itsme, 29
HOLLAND
I think teenages today are just like
teenagers of 20 years ago, and probably 120 years ago: moody, awkward and pimply.
Laura, 36
Lowell, MA USA
We are awesome!! Very mature, we like to
have fun and we DO have fun, no matter what.
Mandi, 16
Lake City, MN
USA
I don't.
Frodo
age unknown, parts unknown
This question is rather vague. People are
people no matter what age, and they're all very different. In general, I love
teenagers...and I really respect the crap they have to contend with in our society. Most
of the "bad eggs" out there are simply misled or have no guidance. I strongly
feel that 98% of today's "not so great" teens (by legal standards) will grow and
mature into productive and clear-thinking adults. Teens are teens for pete's sake....let
them enjoy spreading their wings a little. If that means piercing their bodies and wearing
unusual clothes, so be it. Hell, I was there....it
Fisch, 45
Preston, CT
USA
They're mostly annoying. But if you don't
treat them like adults they're probably not going to act like adults, either. You gotta
give people a chance regardless of age.
Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA
Damn! 'Em are hot kids
A-Dog, 18
McMinnville, OR USA
Considering I am one I don't exactly think
it's fair for me to answer this question.
Dianne, 16
Ontario CANADA
I think they are fine, I think every
generation of teenagers will get bagged, when I was a teenager it was drugs, now it
murders. No one realises they we are no longer children and we grow up fast whether we
like it or not.
Allie Cat
Teenagers today--like teenagers of all other
times--are people in transition. I'm fond of the phrase "salad days" to describe
those people who are still green in judgement..
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
little hoochies! of course, that is what I
thought when I was one myself, but that is beside the point I suppose....
Maggie, 20
Sandwich, IL
USA
I should have said "pretty damn
WELL"
Angela, 16
Bella Vista, AR USA
Like teenagers at any other time in the last
century or so, their fads and behavior are sometimes incomprehensible to adults, but most
of them will in adulthood turn out to be pretty decent people.
Jane, 60
West Linn, OR
USA
You ask this as if it were actually possible
to group all teenagers together in one large conglomerate. We're all so different. But, to
put it simply, there are good and there are bad and there are those like myself who are
somewhere in between.
Jennifer, 19
Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Being a teenager, I don't want to say a
whole lot of negative stuff. I have to tell you, I feel like there are a lot of really
positive things going on with teens these days. There will always be those who get in
trouble and whatnot, but as a whole, I think that there's not too much to worry about.
Because of new advances in education and technology, teens today are better informed about
world issues and honestly, a lot of us have to face things before we are ready for them.
Given all those points-I think teens of today
Maggie, 20
Sandwich, IL USA
I trhink teenagers of this era are
much more on top of things and know tons more than when I was a teen. I meet so many of
them who are taking on far greater responsibilities
than I ever did. Then again, they still lack perspective and are terribly self absorbe. As
most teens of all ages are.
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
Which ones?
Alias Irrelevante
Well, considering I was a teenager only a
few years ago, I think they have changed drastically since teens of my day. They are more
violent, sexual and lack of dicipline. Of course this isn't for all teens as many have
goals and are wonderful people but the negative teens do weigh them down.
Stephanie, 25
TX USA
Hopefully the whole retro thing is over.
Jami, 27
Lowell, MA
USA
I'm not much out of the teenage years
myself, but I guess they seem more disturbed.. more troubled.. more messed up
Talia, 23
Wilton, CT
USA
Like most 'adults' who grew up in other
eras, I think teenagers today are very hard-to-understand. But if you look into it, you'll
see that people have felt that way since very early times. I guess those years are just a
transition period between childhood and adulthood and I'll have to admit, I'm glad I don't have to live with what teenagers do
today.
Reba, 51
Rockville, MD
USA
This question is really too broad
for me to answer. What do I think about what teenagers?
Where?
etoile, 20
Washington, DC USA
I'm still a teenager, technically, and I
think that my generation has gotten a bad rap. I'm really afraid we're going to be
remembered as the violent generation, and I don't really think that this is fair--I think
that teenagers today aren't quite as responsible and mature as teenagers have been in the
past, but I don't think that means that we are entirely worthless--maybe we're just an
entire generation of late bloomers.
Johanna, 18
OK USA
They're all so good looking.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
I think we're a pretty nice and cool group
of kids!
Karen2, 15
Boston, MA
USA
I think we're more informed than teenagers
from fifty years ago. I also think that most of today's teenagers aren't disciplined as
well and have more freedom, which of course carries its pro's and con's.
Shanna, 16
Cardiff ENGLAND
They're
okay. Don't worry about them, they're just trying to figure it all out.
Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
I am in the process of raising two teenage
boys right now. I must confess that at times they are trying but overall they are great
kids. They have some good insights and are a lot of fun to be around. There are challenges
all the time (mostly life issues, questions of responsibility (translate - doing their
chores), honesty (no you can not take items from the mall without paying for them even if
no one sees you), morality (just because everyone else is staying out all night does not
mean you can too). But I figure it's my job to raise them as responsible adults.
This way they get out of my house and
their father and I can have our lives back
Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
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