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Nobody, I dont want to argue with you, I see how you are right that a lot of people avoid situations because they dont know how to deal with them not soley because they dont want to, but again thats not the case with everyone.
I dont think just because I am a teenagred I know everything, I know very little and because I have that approach I am able to look around and learn because I realize I dont know msot things about the world, I did have the approach for a while that I know everything but that was very false.
You think just because we are teenagers we havent dealt with the things youve mentioned ive dealth with suicides,drugs,alcohol, rape, abuse, death and other things. Kids these days dont have kid problems anymore, we have large scale issues where we gain experience early on way to early on. Adults who have been able to listen me without dismissing me as knowing nothing have been able to learn things from me, as I have been able to learn from adults as they are more experienced than me since they have lived life longer but in a different time than I am. I and other teenagers have spent many sleepless nights dealing with friends with major problems that adults havent helped with, dont dismiss us as knowing nothing jsut because we dont know everything. I am not trying to challenge adults, I am just trying to speak up and show how many teenagers feel, its a cry for help for many. Thank you for labeling me as a troubled teeanger, that I am not, I have gotten help and am in a good place and trying to help the kids who arent as fortunate as me. I am not making excuses that no one wanted to listened, I persevered but a lot of kids feel like they arent listened to. You know what I am saying is true its jsut easier to push it off as false since most kids dont speak their minds and blame it on the kids and not that some adults arent perfect and can be apathetic and judgmental at times. Maybe you are a wonderful parent or are great with teens, but thats not the case for everyone.