Re: hmm....birthdays...
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:04:12 +1100
I'm not tossing anyone aside. My post was pro-teen; I wasn't belittling
anyone who believes that being an adult is superior to being a child or
teenager. I firmly believed it myself so if I'm belittling, I'm including
myself in that estimation. And I wasn't generalising. I hate generalising.
If my post was a generalisation, then everyone who ever offered a bit of
advice was generalising. I never said anyone or anything was likely to be
the same way as I experienced it. My message, pure and simple, was this:
This is how I experienced it. Don't be surprised if it happens to you.' I
started my post `I'm going to tell you something you're not going to want
to hear'. If you don't want to hear, generally the best thing is to block
your ears.
Anyway, the whole subject is boring me to tears - *please* don't take this
personally (: - so this is the last I'll say on it.
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
> Camille, I was amazed when I
> read your post. When I joined this list, I didn't think I would be
belittled
> or tossesd aside because of my age. If anything, I thought this would be
a
> list of acceptance and sharing, and not making harsh judgements on one's
> perspective. Everyone's high school experience is not the same. Yes,
there
> are similarities, just as there are in every aspect of life. But my
> experience is completely different from yours. And my adulthood
experiences
> will be too, so maybe I will not come out as jaded, or maybe I will be
more.
> I will try, however, to remember my own experiences and attempt to see
where
> others are coming from before making such statements. No, I'm not going
to
> lie, I know it will be harder later, but life right now isn't a piece of
cake.
> Just as a 5th grader believes that school is difficult, and making it
throught
> the year is an achievement, I believe that my life right now is
difficult. It
> depends on age...as we get older, yes it gets harder, but also we grow
and
> learn in order to be ready for the increasing difficulty. I certainly
look
> back on 5th grade now and see it as easy, but 5 years ago, I thought I
would
> barely make it. Life is just a struggle, and at times I wish I was one
of the
> more innocent and naive. However, I have been forced,through many
numerous
> things, to realize things about the world that others my age haven't yet,
and
> possibly won't ever. I'm not the teenager that sits on the phone
discussing
> the current gossip of the week, nor am I the teenager that lives in a bad
part
> of town, without parents, or any of the such. I do feel though, that my
> individual experiences are just that. And everything is harder out there
for
> someone, may it be living without food, or living with money, but parents
who
> just don't care. It's all what we go through, and is a part of life. My
> opinions on my status are valid because I am living my life, and noone
else
> is. Thanks for listening to my ranting...I've been in quite the mood all
day,
> and If I offend anyone, I'm sorry.
> ~Meredith