Okay, first of all let me say that yes, there are SOME violent teens. But we are not all putting society in danger. Ever since those school shootings, adults have become afraid of us. Why? Because they think that if a few teens go off their rocker and kill people then ALL teens are capable of killing people. Ya I understand why it would cause fear, but really, look at all the violence ADULTS cause. Who was responsible for the Holocaust? An ADULT. Who was responsible for the Bath School disaster of 1927? An ADULT. Who was the "Tower Sniper"? An ADULT. Who were responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing? ADULTS!
Really, adults have a worse track record. They shouldn't be afraid of us, they should be afraid of each other. All these school precautions are constructive, but really, odds are that a teacher is going to kill people, not the students themselves. So please, don't fear us. By fearing us, some of us think that there is a reason to fear us, and then in return, creating fear in us of each other. So now, we are afraid of everyone. Fear is noway to live.
Posted By: Don't Call Me Juno
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Christianity in Teens Today
Many teenagers that are Christians do live up to their word and beliefs, the ones that know what it means to be a true Christian. Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship. Not all Christians are hypocrites, most try very hard to live by God's word because it is truely important to them.
I am 17 years old and I have never had sex, I have never been drunk, and I have never tried any drugs. I don't spend my nights partying. I try to live God's will as best as I possibly can. Of course, everyone sins. We were born to make mistakes. Everyone has sworn before or lied on occasion. It is normal. But when I do mess up, like if I swear or disrespect my parents, I feel very bad about it later because I know that is not what God wants. Jesus came because He knew we couldn't be good enough by ourselves to reach heaven. He died for us and I am so thankful for that.
I am very involved in my church. I go to church every sunday. I volunteer when I am needed. I read parts of my Bible everyday, right now I am reading John with a friend and we talk about what we learn from it. I go to a youth group every Wednesday during the school year and I am involved in D-group every Sunday night during the schoool year. Last year in D-group we learned the importance of sexual abstinence and how sacred virginity and purity really is. And purity is not just about not having sex. The Bible talks about having no hint of sexual immorality. This week I am volunteering at SAS-5. A program that teaches elementary school kids about how much Jesus loves them. It is the most rewarding thing that I have ever done.
I haven't always been this way. I don't go to the same church as my family. I started going to an Evangelical church with a friend during my sophomore year of high school. Since then I have been attending regulary.
God is someone that is really important to me and to a lot of other teenagers I know. Being a Christian is not just something we say we are, and then we act however way we want. Many of my friends are devoted to living to God's word and it is possible for a teenager to be that way.
Posted by: Nina Schepp
We are NOT Lazy!
Despite what adults would like to think, we teens aren't lazy. We have responsibilities too. Even though our parent's like to think that all we have to worry about is school, that is untrue. Even if all we had to worry about was school, it is still a pretty big thing to worry about.
We have alot of things going on at once: school, friends, relationships, jobs, peer pressure, getting into college, teachers, family life, money... the list goes on.
A typical day in the life of a teenager goes a little like this:
We have alot of things going on at once: school, friends, relationships, jobs, peer pressure, getting into college, teachers, family life, money... the list goes on.
A typical day in the life of a teenager goes a little like this:
- Wake up and get ready for school
- Go to school
- Sit in a chair for 8 hours and try to concentrate on what the teacher is saying when all you want to do is go home
- Keep up appearances at school and maintain a social life
- Go home
- Do homework and study
- Deal with family and try to get along with parents and siblings
- Try to have a social life
- Go to bed at a decent hour so that you can get up and do the same thing all over again the next day.
It isn't like we lay around all day long. We are always worrying about doing our best in school so that we can get into a good college. We know that if we want to have a good job later in life, we have to get an education after high school. So, we have to do well in school. We come home after 8 hours of studying, only to keep studying for a few more hours.
That's a lot to do. Sure, we like to lay around on the weekends, but that doesn't mean we are lazy. That means we are relaxing after 5 long 8+ hour days of sitting in a chair and trying to learn everything.
Posted By: Don't Call Me Juno
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sex Isn't the Only Thing We Think/Talk About!
With all the movies and TV shows about teenagers and their rampant sex lives, it's hard to see through the Hollywood facade. Despite what TV and movies say, sex isn't the only thing on our minds. In fact, there are a lot of us who aren't even sexually active. Most shows like to say how we are at risk for teenage pregnancy now more than ever, but to be quite honest, that is a little extreme. Just because a portion of us are getting pregnant does not mean that ALL of us are at risk. The only people at risk of getting pregnant are the ones having sex, and like I said before, only some of us are. So to say that we are constantly at risk of getting pregnant is going a bit overboard, don't you think?
Also, in most teenage movies and shows, it seems that all the teens ever talk about is sex: who they had sex with last night; who they cheated on their girlfriend/boyfriend with; the chance that they could be pregnant; what they are going to do about being pregnant; talking about how much sex they have. But the most disturbing conversation that seems to occur is the talk about how much fun sex is. Adults are always trying to keep us from having sex, and most of the time it works. It seems like the media is extremely fickle. At the start of the show, they advocate for abstinence, then about ten minutes later, they have a girl talk about all the great sex she is having. That seems to be a bit of a mixed message. Obviously, these shows aren't doing their job which is to educate teens about REAL relationships. They are going over the edge by trying to create an image for ALL teens. The image is that we are basically like rabbits. Our thoughts center around eating and sex. But that isn't what we are about.
If you think about it, there are a lot of adults who seem to only think about sex, but are they put on display like animals at a zoo and used as an example for ALL adults? No, they aren't, which is why adults need to be educated on what teens are really like nowadays.
Also, in most teenage movies and shows, it seems that all the teens ever talk about is sex: who they had sex with last night; who they cheated on their girlfriend/boyfriend with; the chance that they could be pregnant; what they are going to do about being pregnant; talking about how much sex they have. But the most disturbing conversation that seems to occur is the talk about how much fun sex is. Adults are always trying to keep us from having sex, and most of the time it works. It seems like the media is extremely fickle. At the start of the show, they advocate for abstinence, then about ten minutes later, they have a girl talk about all the great sex she is having. That seems to be a bit of a mixed message. Obviously, these shows aren't doing their job which is to educate teens about REAL relationships. They are going over the edge by trying to create an image for ALL teens. The image is that we are basically like rabbits. Our thoughts center around eating and sex. But that isn't what we are about.
If you think about it, there are a lot of adults who seem to only think about sex, but are they put on display like animals at a zoo and used as an example for ALL adults? No, they aren't, which is why adults need to be educated on what teens are really like nowadays.
Posted By: Don't Call Me Juno
What We Are About
Teenagers aren't as dumb as adults make us out to be. We aren't constantly drinking and doing drugs. And sex ISN'T the only thing we talk about, despite what some TV shows say. We have real issues and have to make big decisions, like: Should I do this drug? Should I have sex? What college should I go to? Should I even go to college? What business would hire someone my age? What do I want to do with my life? Who am I?
Let us introduce ourselves. We are two 17 year olds from a small town who are really annoyed with all the shows about our lives. We think people should know that teenagers aren't as dumb as TV says we are. This blog will be a bunch of entries about different steriotypes about teens that we come across in our daily lives and things that REAL teenagers do. We will break everything down for you, and hopefully some of you guys are adults. Maybe you will learn something.
Let us introduce ourselves. We are two 17 year olds from a small town who are really annoyed with all the shows about our lives. We think people should know that teenagers aren't as dumb as TV says we are. This blog will be a bunch of entries about different steriotypes about teens that we come across in our daily lives and things that REAL teenagers do. We will break everything down for you, and hopefully some of you guys are adults. Maybe you will learn something.
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