teenagers

[Chevy Racer]

people look at you funny when you tell them they dont owe anything

Very true.  I'm always helping someone.

[countrybogger94]

im not one for talkin myself up  but  in my eyes  i am one of these  good kids you mentioned.  yea im 25 now  but even when i was younger.   id always do anything for anyone.  hard worker, did good in school.  never touched drugs or even cigarettes, and even to this day  im still the same way.  but the one thing that kind of pisses me off how these  good kids are still looked at as bad in the laws eyes.  (always breaking the law, doing drugs, etc) 

back when i was 17  i was gettin a ride back to my truck from a kid i went to school with.   he wasnt a friend just someone i was gettin a ride to my vehicle from.  anyways long story short  he got pulled over and ended up gettin the car searched.   the cops found drugs in the car and arrested the kid.  (if i would of known any of that was inthe car  i wouldnt have gone with the kid.  i hate being around the stuff and walk away anytime it comes out around me)  in the process i was cuffed and questoined.  the very first thing i was asked was when was the last time i smoked weed.  and as stated above  i have never touched that or any other drug, and i told the officer that.  and of course he didnt believe me and said i was lying blah blah blah.  anyways  i was let go cuz i did absolutely nothing wrong.     

and even to this day  for some reason that still pisses me off  cuz  in their eyes  every kid is in the wrong and every kid does drugs, but yet  there really are good kids out there  that dont get into any of that stuff. 

in my opinion age doesnt make you a kid. my dad and grandpa are the people i respect more than anybody because even with their ages, they are just wiser, more experienced kids. they act just like any 17 year old boy would but when they need to act like the men they are.

[AprilDanell]

I think it's awesome when teens set a good example. Even some adults need a good influence in their life. I think the reason that the bad teenagers get most of the attention is because bad gets noticed more than good. Don't worry about what others are saying about the teenagers now a days...just worry about the good YOU are doing for society. Most people are going to judge you, just prove that you are that good teen that they rarely see these days.

[ice87]

Well the good kids are out numbered by bad these days. So they get talked about more. I considered myself a good kid. In high-school I got OK grades didn't party or get into trouble. I look at my friends now that were cool back than and they have gone no where. I was taught to help people out because someday you will need the help and hopefully somebody is there that you helped out. Too many people believe that that should get something for there time and help. As a kid I got my ass beat when I did wrong. So I learned real quick not to mess up. Too many people parents believe that they have to be there kids friend,  wrong your there parent act like one. They have enough friends. Was my dad my friend, hell no but he taught me how to be a man and that I respect him for. I'm 24 had my job since high school and have my own house and I help people as much as I can.

[Air Force Fireman]

I don't think the good kids are outnumbered. Ever hear the phrase "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"? It's true. You hear more about the bad kids cuz people talk about it more. It's not right, and kids need to be praised for doing well. But, at the same time, I have 3 kids. I'll raise them right and I will expect them to be good kids and do the right thing. So when they do, they aren't necessarily looking for the praise and it doesn't always get a "hoorah" from the parents. Adults, parents, aunts, uncles--whoever and where ever you fit into a "good kids" life--make sure you take the opportunity from time to time to remind teens that they are doing well. You good kids out there--keep it up. Karma--it will come back to you.

[TopWop]

Im 54 and things are alot different today with our younger society than they were when I was growing up. Sure, as time goes on, we all notice all types of changes around us,some good, some not so good.

Back when I was growing up, you didn't DARE smart mouth either of your parents or ANY adult, for that matter.  We didn't wear our ''pants on the ground'' and we had respect for our school teachers and the law.

I was raised and grew-up on the east side of Flint Michigan. Back than, you had no fear of the streets. Today? You would NEVER catch me walking around where I grew-up at. Heck, I don't even like driving around the area anymore either because its infested with '' pants on the ground'' hood rats, drugs, disrespectful youth and punks that think they own the city.

I always try to not judge a person before I get to know them, but the obvious is the obvious. If it looks like a duck and qwacks like a duck, its probably a duck.

My hats are off to all you younger youth who are really out there doing the right things. In todays society, that can sometimes be a difficult thing to achomplish!