Addictions of Teenagers - A past and present perspective

Hello children! Talking now about exactly what it says in the header, addictions.

Back in the 60's or 70's, usual teen activities consisted of: A) Going to sock hops (google it) B) Making trouble for "the man" and C) Going to drive in diners. Today's typical teen activities: Drinking! Smoking! Doing drugs! And having sex! Now before I start let me just say that I am not one to cast judgment into any of my friends lives but certain things I don't approve of. Now because they do these things doesn't make me better than them, oh no, my children. It only means our views conflict. I have friends that have lost their virginity. I have friends that drink, sometimes on a daily basis and this just makes me wonder...do all teenagers have some kind of addiction they foster? Or should they even partake in these actions?

So, has society deteriorated? The answer to that question: certainly. Twenty years ago, if a white man called a black man a nigger you'd most likely get the response: "You cracker devil!" and then said white man would get the living day lights beaten out of him. Now, same situation, the response would be: "Nigga, f*** you!" and the black man would would walk away. What has happened to our society? Changes, that's what. Some for worse, some for the better. One of the key things is, certain things don't change, some fade and some grow. Teen pregnancies. Back then you got pregnant at 16, you were considered a whore, yes, and then you'd get you behind beat. Now, you get pregnant at 16 and you don't get your behind whupped, no, you get a reality show on MTV. What in the hell has happened? Have all of our values faded? But teen pregnancies are one thing. Back then, drinking and doing drugs did happened amongst teenagers. But, who's to say that they have increased? Along with sex. Along with religion. Our great country has undergone major modifications.

Another response I got from one of my friends that drank (still drinks) is that when the parents let him drink, in the future he isn't going to go crazy on it because he's getting all of that out now. And that, I would say, is probably good parenting. Parents apply their values and doctrines on us when we are kids but when we get to be teenager, well...some thing happens. Soon, we develop our own minds. Soon we start questioning things. Soon, we start doing things that if the younger version of ourselves saw, they'd most likely start crying. We change, like I said, for better or worse. And we start to develop our own theories, our own doctrines. A common one: The breaking off of one's religion. Take this example for instance. There's a kid. Kid goes with parents to church. Kid gives his life to the lord. Kid goes through life loving god. Kid gets older. Kid undergoes tragedy. Kid questions God. Doubt starts to develop in kid's mind. Kid becomes atheist. Kid starts to drink. Kid starts smoking marijuana. Kid gets girl pregnant. Kid drops out of school to support "baby's mama". End scenario. Now, this doesn't mean that if you become an atheist, you'll do the things described. No, I know those that don't believe in God and they still act perfectly right treating others nicely. What I mean is that once you don't follow the basis of your religion, that's when the "bad things" start to enter your life. You use to not have sex because you believed according to your religion that you shouldn't. You lose faith in your religion, and you start having sex because that moral guideline isn't there anymore.

As I've said before, and I'll say again, my purpose in life is not to cast judgment. Perfect quote from the bible, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". I have my own faults. But I say before you dear readers in all truth that I, Dizzy, do not smoke, drink, do drugs, and am a virgin. But if you DO all of those things...does that make you cool? These days the pressure's on, the pressure is red hot. There are many temptations. One that I notice is that parents trust their kids so well that they let liquor lay around the house and expect them not to drink it. ......What in the HELL are the parents thinking? That's like going to an all you can eat buffet and asking your kids not to EAT anything. So in fact, I'm going to say it, it's the parents fault. If a boy has a single parent mother who keeps saying to her child to wait till marriage to have sex yet she has intercourse with her boyfriend, who in the hell is she to keep preaching? My dear readers, I'll also say that I am a Born Again christian. I am happy being a christian. I love Jesus. Sometimes people do practice what they preach but in some cases, they don't. That doesn't necessarily mean that the preaching is wrong. It's just wrong for you to say what you don't practice.

Addictions run with us all, some more than others. But how we deal with these shouldn't be because someone tells you to do something. You shouldn't do it because you believe it's wrong. You shouldn't drink because of your parents, you shouldn't do it because it's unhealthy and against the law if you're underage. You shouldn't smoke because, once again, it's against the law if you're underage and it wrecks your lungs (and makes less likely to get a date). I believe that you shouldn't drink, smoke, or have sex till marriage. But I'm not going to force my beliefs or religion on you. You want to ask about my religion, I'll tell you. You want to know more about Jesus, I'll tell you. I am not going to force my Christianity on you like the freaking Crusades. Because, if they READ the bible, treating someone like goes AGAINST the bible. So, in closing I'd just like to state that America is now different than it was before. So, my children, until next time. This is Dizzy, and this has been a blog post. Till next time.