Any Teens With Some Sense Today?

I'm 19 years old, and I've been watching the news a lot lately, and I have to say I am shocked at how ridiculous the teens of today are. The Polk County Girlfight (more like brutal beating), the three 15-year-old-girls who beat the 12-year-old in NY, crazy teen actions over spring break vacations, the list just goes on.


These news stories are ruining the respect people have for teens in America.


Are there any teens that have a good head on there shoulders anymore? Like I said I am 19, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I'm in college going for my Doctorate's in English, I love my family, I would never hurt anyone. Are there any teens that are the same?

Any Teens With Some Sense Today?
Good teenagers are never in the news, all you see are the horrible cases . . .


I'm sixteen, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I don't party, I don't fight. My friends and I are in AP classes where we do well and we spend most of our time studying or just talking instead of doing the bad things you see in the news. We all plan on graduating and going to college. I wish that good teenagers were displayed in the news so that adults don't think that all teens are bad. Many teenagers respect themselves and deserve the respect of their peers as well as the respect of adults.
Reply:im a teen and i dont do anything like that.


i think all the spring break stuff is gross and


i would never do anything like that.


a lot of my friends arent like that at all.


i'm in with a good people group =)


lol.
Reply:I'm at home for Spring Break..


I don't do drugs(tried it,was awful)


I drink occasionaly; mostly for special occasions.


And I want to be an artist,photographer, or pediatrician.


I'm 18.
Reply:sure there are(they can be of any social class). I was one of the teens that did not do drugs, was not on alcohol. Not to say I was completely innocent, however, compared to some of the kids I grew up with(upper middle class and upper class) I ahve more common sense. You are doing a good job, by not doing any of this stuff and that you are staying in school. Keep at that.
Reply:Teenagers are upstanding, productive members of society. They are denied basic human rights by the government, yet they still do what's right most of the time. Needless to say, the media needs some group to villify, and because blacks and women are out, it's now teenagers.
Reply:like with everything there is always the good bad and the ugly


as humans we always look at the ugly!


well anyways im personally a more mature teen [well sometimes lol]


but im a straight A involved kinda chick! (:
Reply:They put things on the news that don't happen very often or are uncommon. If they happened all the time they wouldn't be on the news very much would they?
Reply:Theres some good ones out there. But everyday the teens out there are just getting worse. Some of it comes from the media. Like the whole thing of how music is part of the reason teens know more obscene language and about the "dirty sex talk". Congrats and keep up the good work on being a good teen though!
Reply:i know i am and i know wat u mean. people fight over stupid things and its mostly teens and i doubt its the hormones cuz u and me can control it without even trying. i think society is just getting stupider now a days. i also dont get the satisfaction others get just from hitting some1 cuz it does make u right it just shows the other person cant fight it doesnt even prove a point.
Reply:I hear about kids crashing and dying because they didn't wear a seatbelt of all things. Then you have most of the teens here who don't know basic grammar.





I noticed most of the people my age like friends better than family too. I think, out of all things, teens should have a strong sense of family. I love my family more than anything, because I know they'll always be there for me. Friends will only be there for so long.





Not all teens are like what the media protrays them to be. I think the media is something which fuels stereotypes. They just don't show the whole story anymore.





My dad tells his peers about me all the time and offers for me to meet them. As soon as he tells them I'm sixteen, they often refuse. When I was ten, this never happened. This hurts me.





I love science and technology. I want to protect my nation and all those who are close to me. I have a strong sense of loyalty.


I hope to work at NASA or Google when I have the expertise.
Reply:not on yahoo answers anyways... look at these questions.. lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!





http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...





the top question beats all i have ever seen on here.....








http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Reply:You only see the BAD cases on the news =)


You hardly ever see the good cases on the news, just because it's how it is...


But don't worry, I assure you there are still a lot of mature, intelligent, and caring teens out there! =)


P.S%26gt; (Although by the way I feel sometimes they are really shadowed by the horrid, violent cases)
Reply:i know a lot fo kids come from broke homes and stuff and there actions are understandble but i personally despise most people my age(im 18) i know i shouldnt pass judgement on people i dont know but im just so sick of people my age only caring about partying and sex its sickening and if you watch any of the spring break shows its like they have no respect for themeselves i happened upon this one spring break show on e the other day and this girl was proud becuase she got a citation for disorderly conduct seriously cant we have a little more self respect and i just dont like the fact that only the bad teens are know im a good teen myself and i hate the way people judge me just for my age and dont even care to get to know me


sorry im ranting i just understand you
Reply:I know what you mean, i personally lead a very sheltered life away from the hardships that a lot of people have endure while they are growing up, but on the other hand i really don't think it is a class thing, all the bits you hear in the news about the drink, drugs and fighting of teenagers is obviously very bad but as someone said people who have had a privileged background are except from this behavior because they have had an easy life. Don't get me wrong i do no deny that being looked after loved and having a good education is not an easy life , but i also think that the whole drink an drugs thing happens whoever you are and does not matter who you are with, the amount of times my brother (at boarding school)had internal suspensions and gatings from his house master for drinking and smoking, i don't think that i could count on two hands, i think in today's culture you just have to make sure that you do not fall into that trap.
Reply:haha i agree with All Smiles!





you obvously dont have anything close to a bad home life - nor to any of the people on here you are agreeing with you.





kay seriously if you had my life you probably would be dead by now.





all of my friends are either poor, have a broken home, alchoholics/drug addicts for parents, or get abused. when you go though that everyday its a bit difficult not to drink and do drugs. especially when you know your not gonna go anywhere in life and end up working at mcdonalds for 30 years.





thats why we all get into fights, sell/do drugs, smoke, drink, have sex, break the law, and party it up cause were just so pissed off at the world for giving us this **** life we need an escape from it all.





your probably not even gonna understand what im saying cause you wont unless youve lived it. it is sad what we teens do to eachother and to ourselves but thats just the way it is outside the queit little suburbs in Beverly Hills where you live.
Reply:I COMPLETELY agree with you. I am currently 14 years old, and stuck in the midst of fellow teenagers. I've heard so many things that just make me sick to think about. One day, a couple of girls and I were sitting in a group durin gym one day, and one girl asked the other "have you ever given your boyfriend head?" and the girl proudly responded "in fact I've gone much further than that..." I sat there, smiling to myself, feeling the saddest feeling I can feel. I mean.... 14 years old and doing these things. It's just crazy how the world in general is these days. We're in the 21st century with a new era of advances in technology, new medical achievements, miraculous tales of wonder, and yet there are still genocides taking place. Only 60 miles away from Darfur, there are civilized towns full of materialized people who disregard the crisis going on in their own country...





But now I'm veering off topic. I had gotten myself in some very close calls in my earliest years of entering adolescence, but I had managed to pull myself from the waters and see the mistakes in my actions. I have learned from other's mistakes as well and continue to thrive with my new aptitude and knowledge. There are copious things in the world that we cannot change, but it all comes down to how these teens were taught and if they truly understand that there is a world much, much larger than them.





I am 14 years old, but I've been through quite alot for my age. I have peers and adults alike telling me that I am much too mature for my age. I don't drink, i don't do drugs, and I am planning to pursue a career in law, medicine, or something amazing... like being a mother someday with a loving husband. I do plan to take courses to have a Doctorate's in English as well, if I have the time, money, and patience 4 years from now, since English is one of my dominant subjects. I am currently taking one advanced class, and next year I will be taking 3 honors classes and starting to find a low pay job to save up for support in my college years.





But enough ranting, hmm? Let's just say I completely agree with you. And I am definantly the same! :D
Reply:Not all teens are like this.


They new usually shows negative stories which fuel generalizations about teenagers.


newspapers and magazines show negative teen stories because it attracts more people to buy the publication.


people just aren't interested in the majority of good teenagers out there.
Reply:You're only reading the bad stuff about teenagers. In the paper around here there is a fourteen-year-old girl is helping coach a soccer team for children with mental disabilities of her own free will. Does that sound like a horrible teenager to you? There are teenager holding an art auction (the art is also made by high school students) for fund-raising for kids in Africa, I think. Well, someplace in the world. I almost submitted one of my drawings but I couldn't finish it on time :0( They always put the bad stuff on the news and in newspapers, but hardly any of the good stuff, though they really should put more of the good stuff in. The news is giving teenagers a bad name. Most people I know of are more caring than that, not as stupid, and don't vandalize things or beat people up. I'm fourteen and my mom and I sponsor a kid in Ethiopia, I've never once littered on purpose in my whole life (that I can remember, anyway), I've never even had a boyfriend, never vandalized, never beat someone up, I hardly ever swear, well, as long as no one can hear or no one is there I don't, don't drink alcohol, party, etc. And it's not like I'm the only person at my school like that. People tend to be drawn towards the bad news rather than the good, so that's what people write about, because that's what gets more people to subscribe to them. You think that's creepy? A mass murderer lived ten minutes from my house, maybe less. I know the exact house he lived in. And no, it's not someone who murdered all of his victims before I was even alive, I mean someone who was killing people up until I was about seven or so years old. My dad and I used to go for bike rides past his place. He had a car with a boulder on top of it in his front yard, we couldn't figure out why someone had done that (this is before people knew he was a murderer), but now that I think about it he was probably hiding some bones or evidence in there. That's creepy. My neighbours daughter even went to a party at his house once. I can't give out too much information about him since I live so close, but he's suspected of killing something like sixty-five women.
Reply:Im 14, probably a bit yunger than the teens ur asking for, but Im in IB (international bachaleureate) and I don't do drugs, drink, or smoke or anything like that. The things we see on Tv are all ngative and hardly ever do we hear about the goods kids like us who try hard and excell without getting caught up in all the negatives. Good luck getting your doctorate.
Reply:Is true that most of the teens are irresponsible and stupid. However, you will always find somebody different.


I am a teenager. I don't like to drink alcohol or to party a lot. I am a Physics and Math fan and a Jazz pianist.
Reply:Good for you. Don't ever change or back down from your beliefs. We need more teens like you, then the world would be a better place. And your right teenage beatings that is rediculas. Where do they get off thinking it was okay. And the drugs issue that I just don't understand. Why waste your life on something so stupid. Keep your head up and keep moving forward. The world changes one person at a time. God Bless
Reply:Hi I'm a 15 year old girl and I'm a varsity cheerleader who has a 3.95 GPA (unweighted) and I'm in two honors classes. Next year I'll be in the two honors classes and also two AP classes. I'm a year ahead in spanish and math. I've never touched a cigarette or drugs ever. I have to admit to SOME drinking in Mexico, but my parents have been there every time and its no where near being totally wasted or even drunk at all. I have also definitely had the opportunity for drugs and alcohol, considering one of my three best friends has shown up drunk to school dances and smokes weed. I also have a job and one of my 24 year old coworkers is border line alcoholic, if not alcoholic. I have been around some bad influences and I will admit that there are a lot of them out there, but I, like you, hope to change the American teen reputation to show that there are still "good girls". It sucks and its not fair.
Reply:dharma bum is right


haven't you noticed? about 98% of things that are aired on the news are negative ( about deaths, fights, wars etc)


the rest is sports and talk.
Reply:Halo sickchick, First of all I must say I like you name. Specially as you sound like one of the few that aren't really sick in the head.


It is true that currently the teenagers and people in general are completely off track. I'm 25 married since 3 1/2 years, have never cheated on my wife and would never do so. You know how many people think I'm from another planet. They just can't believe it. So I know how you feel.


I don't think you are spoiled at all. Who ever made that comment is just trying to make it look okay to do these screwed up things.


Just stay sane yourself and take care.





PS: You are not alone there are many sane people believe me
Reply:Yes. There's plenty, but not all of them are from a nice home with nice parents who actually care and money to go to college. 99% of that sh*t comes from kids who have really messed up life at home but it doesn't sound like you know anything about things like that. Look, im not trying to be rude but if you heard my life story you would understand and I'll be happy to tell it to ya-. What did you expect all the other spoiled older teens to get on here and discus "what this world is coming to"? like I said I really don't mean to be rude or upset anyone just.. uhh...
Reply:I am one of those teens that doesn't like to drink, and doesn't do drugs. Kids these days.
Reply:I'm right up there with you.