Have you ever noticed how the teenagers today differ from you when you were a teen? I am only 21 and I can see so many differences it is not even funny! Don't get me wrong some of them are so sweet but OTHERS are the BIGGEST brats I have ever come across. I think it is so sad how disrespectful these kids are to not just other people but to their parents as well. And the parents how can they let this happen? If you don't know what I am talking about let me explain myself. From working at a dress store and having acquaintances that are teenagers (my boyfriends sister, old cheerleading teammates ect..) I have noticed a great change in teenagers today then when I was a teen just 2 short years ago! Today it is like the teens expect you to do and give them everything. In the dress store I have girls that are pissed if there parent isn't willing to fork out 5-600 dollars for a dress. Last year alone we sold a prom dress for $1,500. It is just a HS dance. What are the chances that you are going to be with your date forever? I mean I don't blame you for wanting to look amazing but does it take 1,500 dollars to do it? NO!
The best example I can give is my boyfriends little sister. When me and him started dating she was a sweet shy little girl. She would talk to me when I saw her and text me every so often to see how things were going. She didn't want her parents spending excessive amounts of money on her and she adored her brother. She loved going up to their farm and spending time with just her family. NOW: She has hit high school. At 16 she takes her mother/father's bank card to go shopping and spends a couple hundred of dollars each time at high end stores. She does not have a car at the moment but because her brother drives a truck and also has a Saturn for when gas gets to high she actually expects him to bring his truck home for her to have. Oh but not the Saturn because that is to "ghetto." Parking permits at her school are $170 a semester which means for the last 3 months of school she expects her parents to pay to get her a parking pass when she already has a ride to school and lives less then a mile from the school! I used to give her hand me downs like nice things I only wore once. The last thing I gave her was a Donney and Beurk purse I had used MAYBE 3 time. When I handed it to her she didn't say thanks and closed the door in my face! Her parents haven't been up to the farm in about 2 years because if she says no....they don't go! She runs that house. I was over at their house Christmas morning and they had planned on driving up to visit family that lives in my college town. She started SCREAMING I am not going! And they actually considered letting her stay home. ITS FAMILY WTF! Their grandma isn't doing that well and it could have very well been her last Christmas. She went only under the promise that they could leave at 6 the next morning so she could go to a ski place with her friends...oh her parents pay for that too. I think I should mention she doesn't have a job. She goes out to eat at least once a week with friends and her boyfriend lives 45 min. away..but don't worry her parents foot all the bills! Lastly, her father said he didn't want her to spend a bunch of money on a dress for homecoming this year since she is only a sophomore. So what does she do? She goes into my store (I wasn’t there) and they drop $400 after she got it all fixed and altered. When she came in to make sure the alterations looked good I was explaining things to them like how to bustle she treated me like hired help! Not once did I hear thank you or hi even. When I asked her why she got such a big size (the dress got spendy because she had to get everything taken in....she bought my size and she is at least 2 down!) she was like ugghh because you didn't have my size. That was a lie. This just goes to show that her mommy and daddy will buy her anything no questions asked. For Christmas she couldn't decide on a gift for her b/f so she got both things. Her dad got the hand me down. And just so you don't think it’s the parents. My boyfriend was required to get a job the week he turned 16 or driving was out of the question. He never got more then $40 a year for clothes. He pays for everything now. For his birthday he got $100 and his sister on the same day got a $500 shopping spree.
This may have sounded like a rant about my b/fs bratty sister but in reality I see it in everyone! Recently me and one of my friends went into our old HS to visit an old teacher. She teaches at both of our cities HS's (we split into 2 my senior year). When we asked her what the differences between the two were she said by far the attitude of the kids. The other school (the school bry's sister goes to) she said has by far the worst students ever. They treat their teachers horrible, they don't do their work if they don't want to, and their all around attitude in life is that everyone owes them something. My old HS on the other hand she said the students were for the most part well mannered, they did their homework and were just all around more enjoyable to work with.
So, to those who are teenagers....GET OVER YOURSELF! Your friends are not always going to be there for you but I can bet that your family will be so treat them well and actually take the time to spend with them while they are still around! I know there are things you want but here is a idea...work for them! It is so much more rewarding to get the spendy things when you know you worked for them and earned them yourself! Lastly, treat everyone with respect cause if you don’t it will turn around and bite you in the ass!
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