tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post8320612276052338251..comments2023-10-06T06:29:02.689-04:00Comments on A Bright Cape: Teenage problemsSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-59741272039521097552016-07-13T22:42:21.722-04:002016-07-13T22:42:21.722-04:00When she's a bit older you'll likely want ...When she's a bit older you'll likely want to have a conversation about Rhetaya Parsons (sp?). Her mom did a TEDx talk in tbay this year. It was heavy stuff but important for young people to hear (and not-so-young people too)Matt Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532354277848905275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086764876629036045.post-83802146324100764022016-07-13T18:51:16.410-04:002016-07-13T18:51:16.410-04:00There is definitely an amusing irony in the fact t...There is definitely an amusing irony in the fact that being open and accepting of the facts that drug use and the like are things that happen, and not panicking about it or cracking down or insisting that these things are "only for grown-ups" makes all of those things seem less shiny or interesting, or important as rites of passage or proof of maturity, which is I think a driving force behind a lot of teenagers' impatience to do the things regardless of their actual desires. If it's not rebellious, if it's not forbidden and mysterious, drinking just seems kind of meh.<br /><br />You're definitely modelling healthy attitudes around all these things, and as you already know, there isn't much else you can do. Which is to say, I also hope it's enough <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com