[bando21]

but but but your homework??

[jesse]

Depression.

[vagabond]

Originally Posted by uloveme ↗

'm twenty, so take it from me, you are pretty correct on quite a few points there. The truth is that at least here in the United States, our

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You are spot on! I live in the States and grew up in the 60's and 70's, and everything you said about being taught that 'no one loses' and hurt feelings now is true. Parents have dropped the ball, and our government has facilitated that, especially the current one. I have nephews and nieces in your age group, and it's funny, 'cuz one set was brought up the way we were brought up as kids, and the other set ( from my other sibling, raised the same way as I) are handed everything on a silver platter and were hardly ever denied a damn thing growing up. It will be interesting down the road. I could go on forever...

[Kelseecat65]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

her cousin also killed herself 5 years ago so maybe it runs in the family.

Either that or she really hated her teacher.

[tootsieflowrslave]

Originally Posted by uloveme ↗

I'm twenty, so take it from me, you are pretty correct on quite a few points there.......

Interesting to here this sort of thing from someone your age and it confirmed they very things I observe in child rearing in today's society, namely the U.S. (I don't know what it is like in other countries). Yeah, I can go off on a tangeant here but I think you pretty much summed it all up already. However, look at it this way, at least you're level headed, want no part of this bullshit, and seem to have a clear sense of direction in life. Many kids today will not be nearly as lucky. Of course, it doesn't alleviate the fact that we are all still immersed in this lily livered crap whether we want to be or not, so I completely understand your frustration.

[Morbid75]

Originally Posted by Kelseecat65 ↗

All the possible reasons why...it's really is sad. Some kids really have such a short vision of the future when they are that age. Her life looked to be much better off than most we see on here.

I just read yesterday that September 1st has the highest rate of teen suicides in Japan than any other day. It correlates with the beginning of the school year there. The article said some kids are picked and bullied so bad they just can't take it. I know this was not Japan but I just thought of that

[Spiritual]

Originally Posted by vagabond ↗

I'm sorry, but it seems that kids and young people today aren't being taught to have some backbone; they aren't being taught the life skills needed to handle daily disappointments, hurts, putdowns,
big or small. They aren't being taught to delay gratification, like saving up for something, instead of being handed everything to them as soon as it's wanted. They don't learn the value of anything, much less the value of a fucking dollar or god forbid, a life. If a boy dumps you, kill yourself. If a girl disses you, kill her, etc, ad nauseam. If somebody screws you on a drug deal, burn their house down and off the whole family. Whatever, I'm done.

It's interesting you bring this up, because a few weeks ago I was reading about Gen Y and the millennials. Studies show that they are the most narcissistic compared to previous generations. The study also said that they leave home later in life compared to past generations, and overall are more paranoid and afraid. They also are expected to be the least likely to vote, or most likely to vote for socialism.

[Spiritual]

Originally Posted by morbid75 ↗

I just read yesterday that September 1st has the highest rate of teen suicides in Japan than any other day. It correlates with the beginning of the school year there. The article said some kids are picked and bullied so bad they just can't take it. I know this was not Japan but I just thought of that

It's not just from bullies, traditionally teens in Japan start college a lot earlier than their western counter parts and the stress of them not passing their entry exams leads them to suicide. They still have a deep cultural emphasis on getting a good education there, so when a teen is not accepted into a university then tend to off themselves, as strange as it is! You might find this old article from the 80s, interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/12/wo...s-destiny.html

[topcat1]

Very sad RIP

[circleof_hatred]

what a waste