Is it just me ?

Question

Is it just me or does it seem like teenagers are getting less intelligent, more annoying and extremely disrespectful? I see so many questions from 13-16 year olds talking about drinking and smoking pot as if it is a normal everyday thing. Then they talk about parents being A$$ holes because they get mad about it!? Also spelling, is this not required to advance to high school? Do we not teach kids how to spell in school anymore? I guess my question is this.... Are teenagers getting just flat out ridiculous or am I just forgetting how it was to be that young? Also, do I need to start worrying about my son and how messed up this world is becoming?

Answer 1

its not just u lol

Answer 2

I wonder where the parents of these kids have been IN their lives.  A lot of todays teens are being brought up by a generation of detached parents... how can we expect the kids to have any thought for others.

If you and I continue to be GOOD role models for our kids they will be okay (c:

Answer 3

Yes but worse, it is their PARENTS who raised them to BE THIS WAY!

Answer 4

calm down ok. to answer your question, the adolescent section or this site in general, does not represent all the teens in america. it just represents a few. and a lot of teens might be joking around, you never know, kids joke around about these things you know. im not implying though that every teen is good, there are pretty messed up teens out there. but you can definetly find good ones. and yeah, all kids do complain about their parents, it's normal, teens think they know everything, and when their parents correct them their ego is hurt and the call their parents a$$es. as for the spelling question, it's the internet, your not going to find many people who are going to try using proper spelling and grammer, its an informal setting. it's not like they are writing an essay. so yes i think its partly you, and i hope i refreshed your memory on how it is being a teen. don't worry about your son, as long as you start teaching him good values and morals, and give him advice as he grows, he should be able to stay out of trouble. hope i helped =)

Answer 5

Yes and No.  I think that parents these days are not parenting as they should be.  In this busy world many parents are letting their kids get away with murder simply because they don't have time or they don't FEEL like dealing with them properly.  As for the spelling issue I think a lot of that comes from texting and instant messaging online.  Once when I was messaging someone online my daughter yelled at me and said that I did not have to use the proper spelling and grammar.  She said just type mom they know what you mean, that is not how it is done these days.  She told me that I didn't need to use comma's etc..

Yes, you need to worry about your son!  The world is not the same way it used to be.

Answer 6

I remember how you used to be when you were a kid

you did silly things and sometimes did stuff just to bother people or for some attention or to stand out...that's the way adolescence is...it's a hard time to go through, remember? remember how mean some people were, how awful they could be?

now give this normal human progression of character development an open, anonymous, irresponsible forum [the web] to play in...

what you see on the web is really pretty tame compared to what it could be if they REALLY tried.