A commentary<\/p>\n
MMH<\/p>\n
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Teenagers are often labeled as reckless and untamed\u2014having rebellious thoughts and urges to do whatever they want, whenever they want. They tend to argue with their parents ceaselessly\u2014and most of the time, these arguments happen during the summer break.<\/p>\n
Summer is the time of year when we, being students, are finally free from stress and schoolwork before the first semester begins again. As teenagers\u2014we think of it as being released back into the wild, where we could do all the things we want.<\/p>\n
For adults and parents, though\u2014summer is the time of year when they\u2019d have to keep an even more watchful eye on their children\u2014so as to not let them do reckless things over the summer. This is one of the annual common conflicts among parents and their teenagers; usually accompanied by shouting, crying and sulking.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t a common solution to this\u2014but there are, however, two sides of the story;<\/p>\n
First of all, our parents\u2014being responsible for our actions, have the right to tell us what to do and what not to do. Somebody once said, that whatever we do would reflect on what our parents teach us. And it\u2019s partly true\u2014as it would reflect the kind of upbringing and attitude our parents imposed on us as we were growing up.<\/p>\n
But they should also know that in these times, nothing can be avoided anymore. It\u2019s normal for us teenagers to be curious, and to have the urge to try different things. They should remember that we are not animals\u2014but we are wild by nature.<\/p>\n
Adults\u2014may they be parents or teachers, should remember that they, too, were teenagers. They probably went through the same thing that we are going through. It\u2019s right for them to guide us so that we don\u2019t make the same mistakes as they did, but they should also let us make mistakes of our own so that we\u2019d learn from them.<\/p>\n
It really isn\u2019t long before we grow older and become occupied with work, among other things. Our \u2018being reckless\u2019 is just a phase\u2014and pretty soon, we\u2019d be more mature than we are now. Pretty soon, we would also forget how it would feel to be young.<\/p>\n
Adults should let youngsters do what they want to do\u2014with enough authority so that they do not hurt themselves, but enough freedom for them to learn on their own; because someday, the wild child within us would have to grow up.<\/p>\n
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