TEENAGERS vs PARENTS by a Teenager
Parents! These people have been giving teenagers trouble since the dawn of time.
The big question is "why?" What is the toystorious unknown factor in the personality
of the teenager that never fails to rub the older generation the wrong way? Why is
it that somehow the teenager can always manage to say and do precisely the thing
that will undobtedly succeed in getting parents backs up? Parents describe teen
agers as lazy, inconsiderate, sloppy, loafers. Teenagers in turn, term parents as
unsympathetic, old-fashioned, unrealistic, cheapskates. Again, the big question is
why? Is there some unwritten law that says parents and teenagers can’t get,-along?
Personally, I am convinced that many of the problems teenagers have concerning
parents, today would be nonexistent if there was more consideration and understand
ing shown on both parents as well as the teenagers parts. Nine times out of ten,when
situations arise which cause' parents to be perturbed at their teenage offspring,they
fly off the handle and say things which they don’t mean and will undoubtedly regret
later. On the other hand, as the old saying goes, "It takes two to make an argument!
and the teenager will usually react in one of these three wayss d
1, The hot-tempered type may slam out of the house, "
2, Then there is the type which make the mistake of trying to argue and -scream
back only succeeding in causing their folks to grow more aggravated than ever at
them, ' •. .
3, Then there is the sulky, brooding type who will proceed to retreat to the
privacy of their room, and only come out for meals refusing to speak to anyone.
We’ve all undoubtedly been guilty of at least one of the three above reactions
at one time or another, and I can’t help thinking that there would be far less mis
understandings between parents and their teenagers if they could only be a little
more considerate, and think before saying or doing something which is.bound to hurt
someone. Of course there will always be those little unavoidable incidents which
occur on one of "those bad days when everything just seems to go wrong" -but with
a little patience these things can be talked out .and settled peaceably.
So, remember parents, the next time your evor-lovin teen Comes up with.some feebl
excuse about why he was up at the Williwaw playing the pin-ball machines instead of
home studying like he was'supposed to be; try a.little patience. Remember, you
were young once. And kids, the next time you are being picked on for something you
didn’t do or couldn’t help doing, like, cool it. Remember someday, you’ll be the
one dishing out the orders when the shore is on the other foot and you have kids
of your own. It’s something to look forward to (?)
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CATHY
PW ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
REENLISTS FOR SIX YEARS-The responsib
ility of all maintenance on the Power
Distribution System on Adak is quite
a task but for James D* Hamer, CEC,USN
it is just another job that he will do
his best to do well*
Son of Mrs* D* D* Hamer of Dallas,
Texas Chief Hamer reenlisted on 24 Jan
uary 1962 for six full years*
Chief Hamer reported to the Naval
Station in January 1961 and has been
assigned to Public Works since that
time.
He and his wife, Beverly Ann reside
at Apartment J., Birchwood*
Congratulations, Chief Hamer*
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MORE CLOVER NEWS: LTJG H.G. Duensing and
ENS P.O. Larson have received orders to
Base, Seattle and Captain of the Port,
■ Port Security Unit, Portland, Oregon,res
pectively. They will be detached about 1
March when their reliefs arrive from CCS.
Welcome aboard to R.A* MORTON, CS3, C.D.
MS LEAN, SK3, B.L. SCHELL, RMg# D.C.BRO
WNING, GM2 P.A. DALMAU, FA, J.R.PHIPPS,
SN, G.F. PYLE, SA, M.L. RANSOM,SA. So
long to R.J. BURKE, GM? A.G. D*EGIDIO,
EM3, L.L. YOUNG, GM1? M’.R.REEDY, BM^ J.
J. KCHLHEPP,SK2* Congratulations of the
promotions of R.J. JAS, to RM2-P1, E.B.
SALES, SD3, A.J. PETERSEN, SN.
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