I was at the mall with my friends last week when we saw these young girls that looked like a miniature version of us. They couldn't have been older than twelve but they had the purses, the shopping bags with purchased items, the tight Abercrombie jeans tucked into Ugg boots, and oversized sunglasses.
I just just shook my head and my friends and I went back and thought about what we were doing when we were twelve. I was riding my bike or drawing. Cooking with my mom or even at the mall with my mom. I never went to the mall to shop with my friends until I was about fourteeen, maybe thirteen. I wore Limited Too when I was twelve and these girls girls are wearing what I wear.
What is our world coming too? I was just such a free child when I was twelve, I didn't swear or have boyfreinds, I didn't even go to the mall. I find it so sad that these young girls are becoming older than they should be. Childhood is so precious and not a day goes by when I wish I could go back for a few minutes. I believe kids these days are missing out on so much that we had.
Little kids don't want to stay little. The media, I think, has a lot to do with this. There are so many images of what one can do when they are older. Not to mention the music that most kids listen to these days. It's crazy to think that they want to grow up so fast and pass by the opportunity to be a kid while they are still a kid.
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Parents are working to much and spending less time with their kids. I have seen this alot also. I never had a desire to go to the mall when I was 12. I was also like you was drawing, and cooking with my mom. I was also restricted. Parent's don't seem to restrict their child's activities. I wasn't allowed to wear make up until I was in 8th grade. I believe that this is a good thing. Also when I was 14-16 I could only go on dates to the movies or in a public place. I was never allowed to ride in cars with anyone until I was 16. My mom even wrote down the license plate number of my guy friend. That was embarrassing but I believe being strict saved me. Why I never rebelled to badly.. I don't know. I believe if a child knows that they are being restricted for safety then they realize they are being protected by tough love.
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Sounds exactly like my mom. I got clear mascara in 8th grade, which I now know really wasn't mascara since it did nothing, but it made me happy! Unlike you though, I rebelled. Not horribly, I just talked back and argued a lot.
I agree though, parents are working a lot more and aren't nearly as strict.
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I think I mainly didn't rebel to badly because my mom always found out everything. And she would have kicked my ass. But when I was 16 I became an alcoholic and pill popper. She never knew about it until before she passed away. That is strange because I was excited to get clear mascara also! I started to talk back to my mom after I got sick of her. She pushed me one time and told me to get out of the way so I said Don't push me who do you think you are? I almost got punched in the face for that. My mom was verbally abusive and physcially sometimes but she also tried her best not to be that way. Her mother was like that towards her. I just wish I had the chance to patch things up. If you would like I have a blog about my experience of watching her pass in the hospital..this is only if you want to read it. So i guess I did rebel but I was meaning not bad like some kids do. I never stole,ran away, or had sex at all. So I believe rebelling can be minor and major. I did a minor rebellion.
She pushed me one time and told me to get out of the way so I said Don't push me who do you think you are? I almost got punched in the face for that.
You're lucky; if I would've so much as peeped I would have been punched, no almosts included.
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by her just not that time.
And it is actions like that, which may hinder a child growing up. So what are all these parents thinking these days? They either slow us down or speed us up. What is wrong with a normal pace?
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I am only 20 and it feel just like yesterday I was 16. Time flys for me at least.
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Me too and I am only 18. I feel like just yesterday I had no worries or stress, but reall that was about 5 or 6 years ago. Time does fly for me too.
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