Quote From: cmurray936Girls are engaging in dangerous trends, as well. Teenagers have not changed over the years they live for today without any fear or regard for tomorrow. I have 3 beautiful daughters and they are not perfect and not criminals. They usually get straight "A" report cards and attend school regularly. However, they also occasionally sneak out of the house to meet up with other kids from school at the park. This is very dangerous and we have set our alarm not to keep burglars out, but our daughters in. I really do not know the big attraction to sitting in the park at midnight during the week, but some kids walk completely across town to meet up with my daughters. Then on day 2 of high school one young man convinced my daughter and her group of friends that due to the clothing and kind of music they listen they must be EMO. He also convinced them they must cut themselves. We ended up in ER for 6 hours when he demonstrated on my daughters arm. This phase has passed as quickly as it started for a new one "RAVE." My daughters are good kids, but they are kids and want to be doing what all the other kids are doing. This is a big problem and I am so behind the times that I do not understand this new wave of dangerous trill seeking. I take parent classes and my daughter to counseling, but this has not helped to a large extent. I am now a little more informed, but have no answers.
It's tough raising kids period.(Even with all the joys that come with it.) When they become teenagers it's a whole new ballgame. We managed to get ours through pretty much unscathed. I so agree with what you said about teenagers living for today without any fear or regard for tomorrow. And you know, sometimes that's not such a bad thing. Sometimes as a 53 year old , I wish I could stop worrying so much, you know what I mean? But, with the kids on the show, as with your daughters, it can get pretty dangerous and sometimes life threatening. I guess the only thing to do is hang in there and do the best we can and take it a day at a time. Be involved, be pro-active. Don't give up on them.
I've read about how young people back in the day used to swallow goldfish.(Maybe in the 30's?) I guess that seemed pretty risque back then. Pretty tame compared to nowadays,huh?
Hang in there.
