I'm so sick of adults who think they own the world.

ahh to be 16 again. I used to fight with my mum so bad, and now we're the best of friends. When you're a teenager life seems so unfair but seriously, once you get older (i'm 230 you'll realise teenage life was realy quite easy. Just chill out and be happy and don't take nasty things that people say to you to heart.

There will always be adults who think those younger than them are of less value or don't deserve to be respected. The best way to deal with it is to rise above it and be the more mature and bigger person than they are. Never lay down and let people treat you badly but at the same time, you don't need to act like them in return. To be honest, I think that a lot of people who judge teens badly without good reason are only judging them by their own standards and it's not fair on the people who haven't given a reason not to be trusted. It doesn't matter whether it is a total stranger or a family member, people have no right to judge younger people on what they MIGHT do if given the chance. When I was a teen, my mother was convinced I was doing all the things that she did when she was a teen such as smoking and not going to school. I wasn't but eventually I got so fed up with being accused of things that I didn't do, that I ended up going ahead and proving her right instead. Now that was immature :) As long as you know who you are and you know you can prove doubters wrong, then don't let it bother you. Easier said than done but you will learn to handle that kind of situation. Adults are not always right or wise and they make mistakes too, just don't let it give you an attitude and try not to take it personally. Sometimes people are just blind to the good in everyone and only know how to focus on the bad.

I am curious as to what adults scream at you. If it is anyone other then your parents then I would tell your parents. I know I have taught my daughters ages 12, 14 and 22 to be respectful but I have to say if another adult is yelling or screaming at my girls they will meet up with me. In a small town and me being at home during the day many of the kids are around me a lot. If they do something wrong I may say please don't do that because... I would never yell or scream at them for any reason. I can understand where some young adults may feel like you do because I have run into adults with the kind of thinking you have. For instance this past weekend we were talking about a community event that our town holds every year. My 14 year old daughter asked if we were going to have the teen dance and in unison the 3 other ladies said no we are not. I stopped them and said wait what do we do on this day that is for our teens? None could respond of course. I said why would we have a community event if not every age in the community had something fun for them to do? Of course again they had no real answer but started to say how badly behaved the kids would be at a dance and so on. I said fine if you all feel that way then I will be the sponsor at the dance and show you all how well behaved the kids really are. Myself I was a bit angered by their reactions to our teens in the community. I feel if they think they are doing bad things then they should give them something fun to do. Now I have to say I have never heard any of these adults scream at any of the kids but if I had I would say something to them. My girls were pleased that their mom stood up for the kids in the community and I am sure your parents will stand up for you. Still be respectful but tell your parents if other adults are jumping you for anything.

actually they do own the world:)