A message to adults...

There's one word that I think of when I am looked down upon... Underestimated. Adults and especially parents underestimate our generation, and it makes me frazzled just how they don't understand. It makes me so frustrated to see my generation get locked down like we have no rights. We have just as many rights as any other human. To me age does not define maturity or rights. As an almost 17 year old, I have freedom of speech, I have the right for my opinion to be heard, and I certainly do have the right to be who I am. The only 2 things I do not have the right to do as a 17 year old is vote and drink.

When my parents tell me that I don't have the right to say what I think, it makes me so mad I begin to shake. When they tell me I need to be respectful even though they have been hurtful and rude to me, then no. No, I am not going to sit there and be disrespected and then be expected to give what they do not deserve either. It's heartbreaking to hear that you have become a disappointment to your family, but I was not raised to be put down. And now thats exactly whats happening. I apologize to my generation for having to be the ones to deal with so much hypocritism. Parents, DO NOT compare me to how I was 2 years ago. I have grown, matured, and I am finding myself more now than ever. You do not understand that I am independent, I will stand up for myself no matter who you are. I wish other teens would have the courage to do the same. I am so tired of dealing with people who do not deserve to be treated right, when they cannot even treat others right.