The Teenage Identity Crisis
Teens enter an immediate crisis upon hitting puberty: the need to form an identity. Many will look to their peers for an identity, curious about who they are. Many may dress and act similar to their classmates, becoming one type of punk subgenre or the other. Goths, emos, rebels, you name it. Isn't that what being a teen is all about? We never give our children enough credit when it comes to their need to express themselves. Honestly, they have all sorts of creativity bound up inside of them, and this is why we must allow our children to learn and grow. They'll be able to develop and mature much easier if we let our teens discover life on their own. Trust me, teenagers hate being told what to do, and if you tell them what to do too much, they may even hate you for it.
Everyone wants to be unique. It's up to our own minds to interpret individuality. What's unique to one may be old to another. We can't continue to raise our children with outdated morals. Society has changed quite a bit over the last forty years. What was neat then is now lame to the younger generation, as newer and greater technology dominates the field. Part of teen culture is both pop culture and technology. Everyone, including teens, know everything there is about technology, and can probably fix your computer better than your older computer technician. The years are really starting to show on the older generation, and it's true that they have became obsolete. Teens want to be in the here and now, accepting nothing else. As they find identity, they also find personality online, where being popular offline isn't enough.
Don't just accept that times are changing. Your child won't be little forever. They're our future, and it rests solely in their hands. Instead of holding onto your identity and meager acts of pride, give in to the future. Our youth are the future, and they'll be the ones taking care of you when you’re older. Even a man like me, a veteran in the truest degree, knows our hope is not with you, but teens instead. They deserve a chance to form an identity, and to feel special. Nothing makes a teen feel more special than the ability to express themselves. Don’t believe me? Go ask them about their music interest. You'll probably be saying "Huh? What's that?" every other sentence. You can pretend that the baby boomer and the flower child have any sort of superiority left, but it isn't true. Although I have my bewitching old ways, I just don't have the moves that the youth has.
It's not unfair to let your child develop the way they want. Don't try to control their minds. Let them become what they want to be, and they will become a success. Their intelligence is based solely off of who they are. Isn't that true with everyone?
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Teens enter an immediate crisis upon hitting puberty: the need to form an identity. Many will look to their peers for an identity, curious about who they are. Many may dress and act similar to their classmates, becoming one type of punk subgenre or the other. Goths, emos, rebels, you name it. Isn't that what being a teen is all about? We never give our children enough credit when it comes to their need to express themselves. Honestly, they have all sorts of creativity bound up inside of them, and this is why we must allow our children to learn and grow. They'll be able to develop and mature much easier if we let our teens discover life on their own. Trust me, teenagers hate being told what to do, and if you tell them what to do too much, they may even hate you for it.
Everyone wants to be unique. It's up to our own minds to interpret individuality. What's unique to one may be old to another. We can't continue to raise our children with outdated morals. Society has changed quite a bit over the last forty years. What was neat then is now lame to the younger generation, as newer and greater technology dominates the field. Part of teen culture is both pop culture and technology. Everyone, including teens, know everything there is about technology, and can probably fix your computer better than your older computer technician. The years are really starting to show on the older generation, and it's true that they have became obsolete. Teens want to be in the here and now, accepting nothing else. As they find identity, they also find personality online, where being popular offline isn't enough.
Don't just accept that times are changing. Your child won't be little forever. They're our future, and it rests solely in their hands. Instead of holding onto your identity and meager acts of pride, give in to the future. Our youth are the future, and they'll be the ones taking care of you when you’re older. Even a man like me, a veteran in the truest degree, knows our hope is not with you, but teens instead. They deserve a chance to form an identity, and to feel special. Nothing makes a teen feel more special than the ability to express themselves. Don’t believe me? Go ask them about their music interest. You'll probably be saying "Huh? What's that?" every other sentence. You can pretend that the baby boomer and the flower child have any sort of superiority left, but it isn't true. Although I have my bewitching old ways, I just don't have the moves that the youth has.
It's not unfair to let your child develop the way they want. Don't try to control their minds. Let them become what they want to be, and they will become a success. Their intelligence is based solely off of who they are. Isn't that true with everyone?
Contact me:
Email:
brylock62@gmail.com
Twitter:
@BPLovecraft
Twitter for readers and writers:
@SirVarnerAuthor
Tumblr user name:
forgottensoul13
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bryan.varner.509
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