HEY take it to tha …oh carrion
When I’m feeling utterly defeated by my fellow teen, as I do right now, it’s more than a little hard to understand just WHY these crass, disrespectful, horrible people exist. They back stab, they gossip, they turn words around and try to make themselves seem as if they are the best people in the world, decrying all of their own attributes while making fools out of others. I realize we all do this at some point in our lives—but stopping is one of the milestones of impending maturity.
I sit now, listening to a group of high school juniors yell across a library, screaming obscenities and using explicit language. Oh, and screaming ‘Steve Meyer’ every 20 seconds. Have I mentioned the slapping, or loud drug use references? Our librarian is rather mild for this job, and has yet to say anything. I was trying to concentrate, write an essay. Having some vapid twit screeching in one’s ear is not conducive to the learning environment.
Again, I understand that we all went through this period, of being totally caught up in our own world, a protective bubble shielding us from the full extent of our idiocy. But these people are 16 and 17 years old, not 12 and 13.
It’s hard to imagine, for me, exactly what these people are like at home, alone. Are they the same? Are their parents letting them run around the house, cursing at the cat, their younger brother, and the microwave? Are they allowed such unbridled, passionate stupidity? Who do we blame? The parents, teachers, friends, or kids themselves?
I’m almost ashamed to be 16, to have people identify my age group with these people, people I do sincerely hope I am (now) nothing like. I went through that stage too—in fact, with these same people. Bur I grew out of it, and find it impossible that I could ever have counted these trash-for-brains, waste of air, carbon, and water assholes for friends.
Oh well.
To all the Dopers who think teens suck—eh. Yeah, we do. But we grow out of it. I think that with age and knowledge, no matter how old you are, you can still look back and say “damn, I sucked.” (any truth to this, my esteemed older dopers?) And trust me, no matter how old you are, you can still be more immature than a teenager. Jackassery doesn’t have an age limit, but most of us grow out of it.
I promise. 
Well done!! and yes there is truth to that, I sucked as a teen,hell Im 32 and feel I’m still maturing…
I have found that most of the people that tormented me in high-school are not doing so well as adults.
Some are in jail,some had a half-dozen kids and are stuck on welfare(I visited one who was dealing cocaine,I exited in a hurry) .
Although this may have a lot to do with the fact that most of the ones who picked on me were hoodlums and never grew out of it.
Keep your head up youngster and do well for yourself…
Peace, TM