(Warning: Kind of a serious rant here...Some things may not want to be read or put images into your head you might not like...And I'm speaking of generations as a whole, I know there are exceptions to everything so don't think its directly towards you.)
What kind of world do we live in?
A young boy I know, just in Jr. High, had oral sex with a girl and doesn't seem to understand how that is wrong. A girl I know, she's still only 18, was slipped a rape drug, had sex with a guy and miscarried about a month later. Passed out a 5 week fetus. She told me it was traumatic, and yet I'm sure she's still going out to parties and still sleeping with her boyfriend. I'm sure a good number of people I know have done something stupid they know they shouldn't do, but they did it anyway. I see 5th grade girls who look and act like they are 17. When I was in Jr. High, I was talking to my best friends about our crushes, the cute guys in the movies, the college age waiter at a restaurant who was WAY to old for us and losing my homework. Now days I hear about Jr. High girls losing their virginity and having kids. High School isn't much better from what I hear.
Kids go out and party, college students, I know a MOTHER who goes and loses her head on the weekends. But no one ever stands up and talks to people about the things they do, try to help them see how what they are doing is stupid. Most of us just except it now as part of life. Girls go out, get pregnant, who are we to judge? Boys go get drunk, sleep with any girl who will give themselves up, and do we condemn it as wrong? No. Is it really our business, in a way yes.
Now can we go around the clubs, schools, parties and places like that, get all up in peoples faces and tell them that they are messing up? No, that's rude and inconsiderate! No one's perfect, so we can't pretend we are some super person who is. We have to start with the ones we know. Parents, grandparents, you raised this generation...its not completely our fault we turned out this way. Teens, kids, young adults-we're stupid and reckless. Lets get over ourselves, okay? If we want to fix this, we have to start now.
Parents, if you don't talk about stuff like this to your kids, who will? The school system? They only care about this when it refers to groups as a whole. The whole purpose of having parents is for them to teach us how to live our lives, tell us what is right from wrong. You can't just skip your kids off to school and expect them to turn out as fine, outstanding citizens of whatever town you live in. You are our parents, you are supposed to be our teachers, and if you don't like that I'm sorry. Maybe you should have thought about that before having kids. Your teaching never stops. And when you get older, whatever you taught us will be taught to your grand kids. Every generation of parents is charged with the upbringing of the next generation, something that should not be taken lightly.
Kids (teens, college students, whoever isn't a parent), we need to open our ears and listen. At least show curtsey and respect. I know some people don't really deserve it, but as our elders, they need at least a little. Also we have brains, lets use them every once in a while shall we? Everywhere we look we are told to think "in the moment" and to seek out pleasure...but think about how what you do tonight, or tomorrow night, can affect your entire future. Girls-you may go to a party and even though you think it will never happen to you, you get slipped a drug. You wake up, disorganized, confused, and in some boys bed. A few weeks later you might be passing just a few weeks old fetus during your period, or you may find out that its still living and you're pregnant. Boys-one night of fun may not turn out so great a few months later when you get a call that your girlfriend is having your baby.
Drugs and alcohol are not cool, they can do a whole lot of damage to your body and your brain. Smoking is disgusting, have you seen what happens to people who smoke for years? Just by looking at them, you can tell they smoke. We aren't immortal...we aren't above the law... we make a lot of mistakes and they will have consequences for them...
Like I said, we can't just go out and start protesting in the streets and making a scene. But we can start with those close to us. Our friends, our family. Your kids, your grand-kids, your best friend. We can be the small stones that start an avalanche. We can be the spark that ignites a flame.
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