Many people will tell you that they feel teenagers are a different entity. They don't understand how they think or why they act or dress the way they do, but these same people also don't take the time to get to know them. They don't talk to them and find out the answers to these questions. People generally don't want to have to make an effort to try and understand someone else's belief system.
The teenage years are a difficult time for most people and when they become an adult they try and put it behind them to become responsible members of society. Unfortunately, by putting up a mental block of this time of your life it makes it difficult to relate with anyone else going through it. Adults need to look beyond the heavy makeup, the strange hair styles and wild clothes to the individual underneath. Most teenagers are just trying to find out how they fit into the world. They have so many questions and they don't know how to ask them or even who to ask. Many times they just want someone to listen to them and not judge them by the way they look.
It is important to remember some of the clothing styles and attitudes we had as teenagers and give them a break. They are just trying to find their own comfort zone to be able to grow up and live a happy life. Take the time to talk to them and you will be surprised of not only the knowledge that they have but the questions and concerns they have about numeral subjects to include politics, the environment and financial stability. Teenagers are our future and as such we need to nurture them and help them grow and teach them to be responsible for their actions.
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