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writes:Lately I been thinking a lot about the teens now days. I myself am a young 16 year old. I been seeing many teens throw there lives away for drugs,sex,love ect. Many have the pressure of fitting in with everyone else, that if you don't have the shoes,clothes,the body ect you don't fit in. Selling drugs in order to get money or fit in with the cool kids. Many girls not respecting themselves anymore forgetting the morals their parents taught them. Letting themselves be manipulated by the words guys tell them. Losing the motivation to wanting to grow up to be people of change. People that do big things and not settle for less. Standing up for there cultures or believes. Making a name for themselves that will make them stand out in this world. This has been on my mind lately to try to restore morals and motivations towards this generation. That being different and wanting to do big things isn't a bad thing. That we were all created to do big things and we are different. That there's a reason why you don't have the perfect model body, perfect shoes, because you have something that only you can have and that yourself. You were given an intelligence that maybe you only have and no one can take that away. I think we need to change a lot of things of this generation because we are the generation that be the future presidents,congressman,doctors,lawyers and its in our hands how we want to live in the future.
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reader, Starmonster888  +, writes (31 July 2011):
 In fact, i contest that increased teenage pregnacy is a bi-product of the previous generation treating teenage sexual activities as taboo instead of sufficiently providing education on matters of contraception. Saying "its bad, don't do it" doesn't pause puberty, curiousity or my urges. It just serves to annoy.
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reader, Starmonster888 +, writes (31 July 2011):
Thanks for the clarification. I apologize for my inability to agree though, its just im throughly convinced that what ever "bad" or lack of of motivation my generation suffers isn't new or more concenrated. I think it appears so because the media hounds the topic and populations have increased. I do not agree at all that morality has been diminished because its too subjective to measure. For example, i drink and have sex at 17, but my morals aren't tarnished. Hell, the sex is legal anyway.
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reader, keilta +, writes (17 May 2011):
keilta is verified as being by the original poster of the question First I want to start by saying I totally understand and I am fully aware that the things that I talk about in this article happened in other generations. But think about this don't you think its getting worse for example in my moms "generation" the 70's there were a lot of young teen moms still today but the statistics have gone way out of hand. Don't wanna say in your generation wasn't bad but I mean so many things are arising more. @AnneRose So you're telling me that doing drugs,going to parties,having sex is okay as long as I grow up to be someone and learn from my mistakes? I one read a quote that said "a fool learns from his mistakes, a wise person learns from others mistake" I definitely don't need to live my life in such way, I think we all have our thoughts about living our life.@Starmonster888 I have to make clear the title wasn't put by me. I agree there was never a point in life were a generation has been good. But again I touch the point on where it hasn't been so big like no and day. All you hear is so many people deing getting shot and so. The violence,drug used,and teen pregnancy has gone up so much since last past years. I think the title for the article wasn't a good one and gives out the wrong point in this. When I wrote this I had in mind about teens now day this generation (90's kids) have lost motivation and morals in such with have nothing to do with "what have this world coming to"
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reader, AnneRose +, writes (13 May 2011):
I am sorry but i don't agree with you...
Of course we are the next generation but what do you think the presidents and congressmans doctors and lawyers of today , did back in their teenage years ? I'm sure they would drink and use drugs , fell in love , had lots and lots of regrets... but you know what is worse than that ?? to have done nothing in their teenage years and do those kinds of things today.
This is the time you can live your life to the maximum, you're a teenager you're suppossed to do stupid things , but adults are suposed to learn from their mistakes as teenagers...
So , live while you can... this generation is perfectly normal.
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reader, Starmonster888 +, writes (30 April 2011):
Honestly, I fail to understand what fuels people's negative perception of my generation. Sex, drugs, violence and such arent making their debut now, and the level of their concentration varies depending on what circumstances surround what individuals. Ya'll should probably abandon this elusive "what is the world coming to" frame of mind, and accept that there has NEVER been a time when the world was good. Not to mention the fact that generalising a generation is a popular invalidity.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 April 2011): when i was 16, not many things were different. there were still drugs, sex, pregnancy and even murders but today it has more coverage by the media, however it is a little more grusome
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reader, dirtball +, writes (21 April 2011):
 I feel sorry for this generation in some ways. I think that the abundance of information at your fingertips is both a blessing and a curse. Even twenty years ago the internet didn't exist, cable TV was still new and had waaaayyyy fewer channels... I think this allowed kids to be kids. No cell phones, text messages, emails... Can you imagine?Still, in a lot of ways, it's still the same story. When I was your age there were the burnouts, the hypersensitive people needing to fit in with everyone, the people just getting by, the people struggling, the overachievers, jocks, rednecks, etc. Things aren't as different now, and they weren't that different even 20 years before that. Why I'm worried is that there seems to be a huge emphasis on ignorance and popularity. People like Paris Hilton being a role model for young girls makes me sick. Why I'm not worried is that there are people like you out there. Not everyone can be that leader, but those who have it and have the drive will get there. Live your own life and do what's best for you. That's all you can do.I'm happy to see someone your age thinking about such things.
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reader, Jamen Somasu +, writes (21 April 2011):
 @ keilta
You sound like a smart and good girl so I will give you some great advice: educate yourself. By this, I do not only mean career wise. Educate yourself into realizeing who you really are. A few good books to start is "Woman's infidelity", "Sperm Wars", Vin Dicarlo's pick up artists books and anything like such. I guarantee you will be head and shoulders above your peers and it will help you make much better choices when you realize what a woman is (biologically, genetically, reproductively, and psychologically).
The sayings, "It is better to be alone than in bad compnay" and "You can't turn a ho into a housewife" are facts, not just "sayings". Read those books (which inevitably, will lead to others). You will realize how much bigger the world is. I am doing this so you can't say that no one tried helping you out. If you do end up making some bad choices, it will be on you. You choose your destiny.
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