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Adults Just Like Kids
"Our society has wrongly defined people my age as gossipy, cliquey, and otherwise immature; in actuality, this behavior is practiced by full-fledged adults every day of the week."
By Sarah Beth McKay
March 10, 2007
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Who gossips more, youth or adults? Youth Radio's Sarah Beth McKay explains that adults engage in immature social behavior, like gossip, just as much as young people.
My time in high school is quickly coming to a close. Though I’ll certainly miss my family and friends, I won’t miss the juvenile behavior that has come to be expected from high school students.
I have been looking forward to leaving all the drama of high school behind, but I’ve recently come to the conclusion that the so-called “real world” that I’ve been waiting for is just as bad.
Our society has wrongly defined people my age as gossipy, cliquey, and otherwise immature; in actuality, this behavior is practiced by full-fledged adults every day of the week.
I’ve heard politicians say things so mean that your average high school “queen bee” would be appalled. While I’m building up my confidence by showing off a new pair of designer jeans or my grade point average, adults are bragging about their salary, health benefits, or where their kids go to school. There is no difference between a group of teenagers making fun of the “new kid” at school and PTA moms talking behind the back of a newly hired principal in order to get her fired.
Even though I’m about to graduate, it looks like I’m never really going to escape the immature behavior that starts in high school and few people seem to outgrow.
- Youth Radio Atlanta is produced in cooperation with WABE and funded in part by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
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