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Dorothy Copus Brush What is one teen thinking? Young parents are often warned about the terrible
twos, but how many parents are prepared for the terrible teens?
It is even worse for the youngster moving into that exciting
but turbulent period of life. Just as it was that long time ago
when they were two they are going through the same kind of struggle
for independence. To complicate matters even more, their hormones
are wakening, and they experience all sorts of mood swings which
they don't understand any better than their parents do. The older
generation responds with a shaking of heads and snide remarks
about "this younger generation." So many negative headlines
about teens only reinforce this attitude. Adults who get caught up in this trap have
not searched their memories and dredged up the struggles they
had and even their misdeeds during those teen years. For all
the bad things we hear and read about today's teens, there are
many more kids involved in doing good things. What brought on this lecture? It was a letter
I received from Bob Wert of Crossville. He sent a copy of a piece
he found on the 'Net which impressed him. Written by a teen in
Arizona, the poem expresses his thinking on some confusing school
rules and regulations. It is titled "The New School Prayer." Now I sit me down in school If Scripture now the class recites, Our hair can be purple, orange or green, For praying in a public hall We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, We can get our condoms and birth controls, So, Lord, this silent plea I make: Bob Wert added this thought, "I know it may sound hokey, but it was the last line that made my hair stand on end." Thanks, Bob, for sharing one teen-ager's thoughts. |