Just the other day I heard one of our youth, young African american male, who stated that the current generation is "fucked up". So I sat back and thought about that for a moment. Some of the questions that I had asked myself was, why is that? Do I agree? Who is it affecting? And how can we as a community change that if it is possible? The answers to all those questions began to become clearer merely because of the classes I had took when obtaining my B.A in Criminal Justice. Do I agree with this young mans statement? To a certain point I do. This is because I have teenage children myself and some of the stories and conversations that I have with them and there friends or even the ones I over hear them having begins me to question who is educating them and instilling these aspects of life within them. There are any contributing factors to why our generation is in the state that it is, mostly because of peer influences, lack of adult supervision, the availability of drugs, alcohol. and illegal weapons, all of which can only be provided by another adult most of the time. Dropping out of high school, having sex, spreading STD's, killing one another. All things that our youth should be taught about not be exposed to.
Little girls are wearing things that are too revealing, sex-ting and being exposed over the internet for everyone to see, little boys are having sex with whom ever where ever, leaving trails of babies and diseases, etc. And by this time most parents have no idea of what is taking place because the situations are too far gone and they are now too afraid of telling their guardians so they hold it in. It is time for parents to step up and take our places as parents, not as our child's friend, or weed smoking buddy, or drinking buddy, or having the mentality that as long as they are doing it in your home with you that it is ok because it is not ok. The lack of supervision is a major contributing factor but most have yet to see it because parents themselves are to wrapped up in twerking, clubbing, having multiply sleeping partners. doing drugs and alcohol, not caring if their child finishes school and have plans to continue on to college or not, etc.
We can not be on the same level as our children, we have to be on one that is higher, if not they will begin to loose respect towards their parents or anyone one of authority. Which is what I believe is taking place now. Among the obvious that I have briefly touched on, this topic is so huge there is so much more that can be discussed...... but for now let this small bit marinate and let's figure out where we went wrong and how we can help out one another....
"We can not be on the same level as our children, we have to be on one that is higher, if not they will begin to loose respect towards their parents or anyone one of authority. Which is what I believe is taking place now."
ReplyDeleteReally? I disagree. Children should have the same rights as adults. To say they don't is hopelessly old fashioned.
Children should have the same rights as adults? Hopelessly old fashion? And that right there is why this generation is the way that it is. If this is the case than a child should suffer an adults consequence. Take away the juvenile justice system, the juvenile detention centers, the juvenile probation, the youth programs, the no child left behind act, everything that is used as a deterrence and geared toward assisting a child to get them on the right path to success should be eliminated just so they can live an adult life? That is delusional. To live an adult life means that the error of certain consequences will bring ones life to an end, and a child should be placed on a level to endure this? No, a child should be in a child's place until it is time for them to live an adult life. At this point they should be learning a second language, preparing for college, learning a trade, aligning their path for success not rushing into a life style they are clearly not ready for....
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