I always hated when older people talked amongst themselves about how this generation of young people is going to destroy society. I always thought that it was extremely dramatic. Now that I'm a little bit older (exiting my teenage years (finally)) I realized that these older people are right in a way. I don't think that all of the young people today are necessarily going to be the end of humanity, but I do think that things are definitely changing.
I don't want to make this post sound like I'm not a young person in this generation, but I feel like I've definitely taken a step back and have assessed the situation. I think one of the biggest things that kids fail to do today is not thinking about consequences. People think that they can just cruise through life and do whatever they want. I can't stress enough how important it is to think things through before doing them. I can honestly say that I've jumped into situations before that I definitely regret, but all we can do from there is to learn from our mistakes. I also think that there is a definite lack of respect between young people and their elders. Something that made me super angry in high school was when students would disrespect teachers. I think it's ridiculous that these kids thought it was okay to act like idiots and be awful students and classmates, just because their friends thought it was funny.
That was kind of a random tangent off of where I was going with this post. I actually have no idea where I'm going with this post...but I do know that something may be wrong with society. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think that middle school aged kids (or YOUNGER!) should be walking around talking about drugs and sex. My sister comes home from school (she's in 8th grade) talking about her friends who do drugs or who's hooking up with who. I'm pretty sure that when I was in 8th grade I didn't even really understand what sex was. Because I was innocent and naïve (maybe more naïve than innocent...). But my point is that people should expect kids to be innocent. The problem with society and people today is that they're trying to force kids to grow up faster than they should.
I absolutely hate that clothing stores are mimicking adult women's clothing with little girls clothing. I'm pretty sure no six year old girl should be wearing a crop top and a skirt around. It's like society has forbidden young kids to go through their awkward stage in adolescence. My awkward stage in middle school is what made me who I am today. I realized who were my real friends and I developed a look and lifestyle that Ii could call my own. My sister is now the same age as I was when I went through my awkward stage, but she's trying so hard to be like every other girl out there and it makes me sad. She tries to be like all of her friends and have that certain look to make her seem older. They all shop at adult stores (like freaking Victoria's Secret. I STILL don't even shop there) and try to act so much older than they really are.
I wish that society would bring back the awkward stage and push girls to realize they shouldn't have to act like they're older than they are. Kids need to learn to accept themselves as people before they are released into the world, or else this will just be a never-ending cycle. I think preserving a child's innocence is so important. It not only protects them from the world until they can mature into their own person, but it also allows them to learn from their mistakes without being made fun of or told that they should try to act like an adult. Childhood is the part of life where kids can grow and develop, it's not something that should be rushed or taken away from someone. Let kids be kids and they will grow up to be great adults.
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