Sunday, March 29, 2009

If it’s called Maturity

I want to understand teenagers and young people's mind. But the more I try, the less I understood. I've crossed this phase too and I should have understood, but I just didn't. It's utterly amazed me two times already. And in result, it put me all in doubt.

Before, I worked on Valentine's day research and I was overwhelmed by those study cases, and now again, my friend's brother, which incredibly shocked me woodenly. I just think that these kinds of things happen only in movies, not in real life. Moreover, it's unbelievable that it could happen to my friend.

So all in all, I just don't understand how young people's minds work. They claimed many times that they're mature enough to know what the right and wrong is, but look at the way they behave, is this called maturity? Having affair with boyfriend and girlfriend? Doing something that give their parent heart attack? Running away from home just because of breaking up with boyfriend and girlfriend? Stealing all their parent's property and saying that they will come back with a lot of money? Is this really called maturity? Putting their family in a nervous breakdown?

7 comments:

Cambodian Daughter said...

Oh, you just knew that now?

I, for one, also get confused over this teenage maturity. I didn't understand why they think the way they think.

Don't they hear their own inner voice? or it's just the way people are?

Teenagers today are so dumb, I am a former teen too, but I wasn't that stupid. We can't blame that on parents, they're doing the best they can, but the ones and foremost to blame must be themselves.

If they can't get their life in well-ordered condition, who else can?

Cambodian Daughter said...

PS: You're so pure and very mature to think of all these stuff. I'm much of a thinker, but I hope to learn how to think rationally too. Btw, I love ur profile picture a lot! You look like Ouk Sokhunkanha, my favorite's Khmer singer! Heheheh, kor auy srorlagn nas nek!

Sok Sabay said...

I knew about all these such things long time ago, but I've just been told about it, not seen or dept-known about it. So it's just totally amazed me.

They always think what they do is right you know? I just can't believe it. It's kind of blindfold thought.

I also thought that they should be ones who take the blame, but not really dear. Their family, their friends and their society share this blame too. It's what I know from a research.

But they still I'm trying to understand how their mind work. And I started studying it from my both brothers first. I hope they are not going to be like other teens. Esp, put more discipline with them, like the hour of returning home and I have to know all their friends.


Oy, jang leus chheam. Ber ban ma tich pon Ouk Sokunkanha kor yor der, but nis ot mean ma tich!

Cambodian Daughter said...

Yes, you're right about the research, the blame should be shared. When I read this post, it makes me wondering why I wasn't so impulsive like those teens when I was one?
I meant, nobody forbids me about drinking alcohol [however, my mom also agrees with it], playing card or anything stupid like that, I just don't commit it! I guess, it takes self-discipline. You and I might have set up our own role model for life already, aren't we?

Instead some teens are being persuaded, or even rewarded if they just at least go to school regularly. What makes a difference to a person's mind? Is it all about genetics, society, or a disease? I think the answer is quite hard yet easy. okay, let give a right to you to do the research, I'll wait for the result! Hehehehe!

PS: When I saw ur new picture, it reminded me quickly to SoKhunkanha, esp the smile, it's so sweet and really look alike! Don't u see it? Oh come on!

Sok Sabay said...

Haha Okay, let's see when I know how to do the research and when I have time.

What you’ve been said is what I’ve been wondering.
Genetics and society are all included but I think there is something to do with situation and circumstance too.

Not so much rules in my family but I have some rules for myself for not crossing the line and I'm also trying to create more as possible.

Well, should I say that our parents must be lucky to have such child like us? They don’t need to worry about us over such things which teens today do nor? But there are other troublesome about us they have to siiiighhh! lolz

Cambodian Daughter said...

My mom is a good role model, she's not like any other moms I've seen, but just like any other moms, she cares TOO much about us.

Though, so many nagging, curfews, or rules only make teens want to break them even more. That also make up the reason for teens to seek other pleasures outside the home, coz they want freedom. And generation gap is living in every family.

Anyway, we don't have to worry, coz as long as we know that we love our parents, that's the right thing we can do as a child. Well, we're their jackpot, so our parents are pretty lucky, but hehehehe, they have to take the good with the bad too!

Sok Sabay said...

Yes that's why some parents have to understand about limiting their rules and build their way of having good communication with their children.

Our mum is the most person in the world who care too much about us. And I just found that a year ago.

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