Who ever told you kids that life is fair? Or that you should get what you want?

"It wasn't my parent's job to be nice to me. Their job was to teach me how to be an adult."

That is it right here. Your parents are parents first and friends second.

Too many parents have that backwards. They want to be their kids friend and that influences how they treat their kids. Parents want to be liked and loved. Since I used to be a kid I always loved my parents. But I did not always like them. Love never takes a holiday. It's too bad most parents don't know that. It's all right if your kids don't like you for a spell. They'll get over it.

Now my next piece on your great question. It is no longer fitting to feel sad. Life is trying to be like the Special Olympice where everyone gets an award for trying. Life can have disappointment as well as joy. We need both to truly appreciate the good we have. But for some, we can't have anyone feeling sad so we prevent that by indulging at every turn.

Nobody.

I never believed for one single second that life was fair.

I'm nice, I'm smart.

But I'm not popular.

In fact, I get teased on more than any of my other friends. I got asked out because he felt "sorry" for me.

What on EARTH did I do to deserve this?

Is it because I like rock, and think pop music sucks?

Is it because I'm a quote "nerd"?

See, nobody told me life was fair. Nobody even made me think it on my own.

So before you go posting this stuff about teens, please think. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I have friends. I have an awesome family. I just wanted to point out, that not all teens think that way. Life should be fair. It would be nice, but it's not.

This is coming from a middle school kid, thank you very much.

In her own words.

i think of the difficulty is that distinctive the extra youthful adults at present grew in an era of prosperity. The gen Xe-rs and those in the previous lived and grew up in some tough sessions such because of the fact the 70's. lots of the 20 somethings grew up whilst the economic device replaced into solid, jobs have been lots and existence replaced into particularly non violent. As a Gen X-er I bear in mind faculties that have been run down and lacking components, mom and father dropping jobs to remote places companies and having to make do with area time and decrease wages. donning hand me downs and eating distinctive crappy college cafeteria foodstuff My mom and father could no longer have the money for Mc Donald's a week, in actuality we particularly much never ate out. As a teenager getting a job replaced into stressful, many circumstances you have been competing with adults and you felt fortunate to get a job with minimum salary. Many 20 somethings never lived like that. maximum had no hassle finding an after college job. in actuality many could get ill of one and end. with the aid of the subsequent week, that they had yet another and have been paid particularly lots. lots of them never imagined that thrift shops have been initially for the undesirable, no longer the hip. They grew up in a time the place they rather have been fortunate and felt entitled to what many older individuals have been grateful for. how are you able to assume a era like that to appreciate existence isn't honest?

These kids today are in trouble because they feel like they are entitled to some thing, rather than having to work for it. No one is entitled to anything in this world. You have to work, and make your own life, don't expect that to be done for you. Great question...

Bitter because you're old I see.

Life should be fair and isn't that what people are trying to move towards?

I don't get anything because my friend has it, I get it because I want it.

Well if you're not that old you're parents mustn't have been very nice to you then.

And my dad teaches me things as well as being nice to me.

My dad doesn't just give me things either, I have to be good at school. And I have a job helping my uncle cut carpets so not all kids are spolied brats.

You sound like my Dad. Now find myself saying the same things to my kids. It comes right out without even thinking when they say "Its not fair" I respond "Life isn't fair, get used to it"

I have to lol @Jensen "I get it because I want it"..what happened to I get it because I worked hard and earned it?

My dad and ma never told me life is fair and it isn't, but that's just the way it is.

whats the point to this question its like comparing you old ppls childhoods to the 1800's or something. the world and times change so get with it.

and just so u know my dad is an @ss hole and he ripped my homework up just cuz i wanted to put texas next to new york.