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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 690912" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It's to me the attitude of certain kids and helicopter mothers who obsess over them.</p><p></p><p>I really think that the only reason things seem worse is that we have so much more information. We only had newspapers...now there is the internet. And cable news. And they love to blast negativity. It sells. We don't hear about all the mostly successful young people in college, working 50 hours a week, our military kids and those like Sonic and Jumper who never abuse us and openly appear to love us. Those who work hard and are good people..</p><p>Where is the story in that? Or a drugs to success story, like Princess? That's not what viewers want to see. Those of you with easy kids know what i mean.</p><p></p><p>If we do have difficult kids, we are in touch with other similar kids. Birds of a feather and all. That is not everyone though. The majority of adult kids are nice to us and successful in life. But again that doesn't interest people. They prefer watching the bad of the world so it is exploited.</p><p></p><p>When I was young, difficult kids were not splashed all over an internet, but that doesnt mean we weren't there, just hidden. There was a little girl who lived by me. She was "slow" and hidden in an institution. One man, a CEO, who lived in the house directly across from us developed schizophrenia..He hung himself.</p><p></p><p>Neither were in the news. But they existed.</p><p></p><p>In my liberal high school, 35 years ago, kids stole from nearby stores with $300 in their pockets. Kids did drugs badly. We had many overdoses. Some deaths, some kids went to rehab of the day or mental institutions.</p><p></p><p>But the internet didn't scream this.</p><p></p><p>Things were not able to be transmitted to the world so our little piece of the world was all we knew. Except for the secrets.</p><p></p><p>There were always the mentally ill who refused help. And those who didn't thrive. And parents who enabled, especially in my rich neighborhood. Every good kid or brat had a new car and access to credit cards, except for a few of us. Many were left with nannies while parents traveled. The kids told us.</p><p></p><p>The homeless were always there. The numbers exploded once the mentally ill had nowhere to go. We see it all on the internet today. But it's not new.</p><p></p><p>I think many kids feel happy and successful in school. Sonic and Jumper did. I think that a lot of how we feel about ourselves in all situations comes from within. Schools can't change what is inside us. They are educators only. Sometimes a school with a different philosophy can help a differently wired child. Sometimes they still feel lesser than. Life experience can teach us we can do or we can't do. The workforce being unfriendly to hard workers who process more slowly did me in. And I shown in many areas I was known for my creativity, wrote books, plays and music. I was a good actress and singer. But that didn't matter in the workforce. I also love to read and learn. But I can't always apply what I know intellectually to the jobs I work at. I am not sure why there is this disconnect.</p><p></p><p>I ranted enough lol. I rest my case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 690912, member: 1550"] It's to me the attitude of certain kids and helicopter mothers who obsess over them. I really think that the only reason things seem worse is that we have so much more information. We only had newspapers...now there is the internet. And cable news. And they love to blast negativity. It sells. We don't hear about all the mostly successful young people in college, working 50 hours a week, our military kids and those like Sonic and Jumper who never abuse us and openly appear to love us. Those who work hard and are good people.. Where is the story in that? Or a drugs to success story, like Princess? That's not what viewers want to see. Those of you with easy kids know what i mean. If we do have difficult kids, we are in touch with other similar kids. Birds of a feather and all. That is not everyone though. The majority of adult kids are nice to us and successful in life. But again that doesn't interest people. They prefer watching the bad of the world so it is exploited. When I was young, difficult kids were not splashed all over an internet, but that doesnt mean we weren't there, just hidden. There was a little girl who lived by me. She was "slow" and hidden in an institution. One man, a CEO, who lived in the house directly across from us developed schizophrenia..He hung himself. Neither were in the news. But they existed. In my liberal high school, 35 years ago, kids stole from nearby stores with $300 in their pockets. Kids did drugs badly. We had many overdoses. Some deaths, some kids went to rehab of the day or mental institutions. But the internet didn't scream this. Things were not able to be transmitted to the world so our little piece of the world was all we knew. Except for the secrets. There were always the mentally ill who refused help. And those who didn't thrive. And parents who enabled, especially in my rich neighborhood. Every good kid or brat had a new car and access to credit cards, except for a few of us. Many were left with nannies while parents traveled. The kids told us. The homeless were always there. The numbers exploded once the mentally ill had nowhere to go. We see it all on the internet today. But it's not new. I think many kids feel happy and successful in school. Sonic and Jumper did. I think that a lot of how we feel about ourselves in all situations comes from within. Schools can't change what is inside us. They are educators only. Sometimes a school with a different philosophy can help a differently wired child. Sometimes they still feel lesser than. Life experience can teach us we can do or we can't do. The workforce being unfriendly to hard workers who process more slowly did me in. And I shown in many areas I was known for my creativity, wrote books, plays and music. I was a good actress and singer. But that didn't matter in the workforce. I also love to read and learn. But I can't always apply what I know intellectually to the jobs I work at. I am not sure why there is this disconnect. I ranted enough lol. I rest my case. [/QUOTE]
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