Is it bad that I agree with this?

katiesue · 09-15-2006, 10:08 AM

Every kid gets teased at some point for something, weight, nose, glasses, braces, bad haircut, freckles, height. What bothers me I guess is that instead of accepting that you are who you are, kids are going to more extremes to fit in. Like high schoolers getting plastic surgery because they think a smaller nose or bigger boobs will help them in life. Or that they need to fit into a size 2 and go to extremes to get there. Or working out for hours and hours to have a hard body, in gradeschool. Granted all of this has existed to some extent, but it does seem to be a much larger problem now than when I grew up.

What happened to Free to Be You and Me?

Alex · 09-15-2006, 10:14 AM

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What happened to Free to Be You and Me?

What happened to parents being a moderating influence on the stupidity of youth? Almost everything you mention can only be done with the acquiescence of the parents.

Maybe that's why it is worse now (if it is). In the past you could tease but that wasn't going to get the kid a new wardrobe (or a nose job) and eventually most learned to ignore it. Now teasing actually works (since so many parents find it hard to say no to their children) and the smart child knows it pays to play up the drama of teasing.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-15-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

What happened to parents being a moderating influence on the stupidity of youth? Almost everything you mention can only be done with the acquiescence of the parents.

Maybe that's why it is worse now (if it is). In the past you could tease but that wasn't going to get the kid a new wardrobe (or a nose job) and eventually most learned to ignore it. Now teasing actually works (since so many parents find it hard to say no to their children) and the smart child knows it pays to play up the drama of teasing.

Were it up to her, by sister would have shown up to school every day dressed like Madonna. Didn't happen. I never got my hypercolor shirts or rebbok pumps.

Yeah, it meant that through the bulk of my adolescence, I was somewhat of a social outcast, though never to an extreme. I had friends, just not really in with "the cool crowd". But is that such a bad thing?

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-15-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by katiesue

What happened to Free to Be You and Me?

The excessive 1980s? Heh.

"It's alright to cry, crying takes the sadness out of you. It's alright to cry. It might make you feel better."

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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Every kid gets teased at some point for something, weight, nose, glasses, braces, bad haircut, freckles, height. What bothers me I guess is that instead of accepting that you are who you are, kids are going to more extremes to fit in. Like high schoolers getting plastic surgery because they think a smaller nose or bigger boobs will help them in life. Or that they need to fit into a size 2 and go to extremes to get there. Or working out for hours and hours to have a hard body, in gradeschool. Granted all of this has existed to some extent, but it does seem to be a much larger problem now than when I grew up. What happened to Free to Be You and Me? __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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