Why are teenagers expected to just sit back and take crap from adults?

Its pathetic. Why are adults better than us just because they're older??Why are teenagers expected to just sit back and take crap from adults?
no clue


bcuz im 15 nd yet


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dana%26lt;33Why are teenagers expected to just sit back and take crap from adults?
If you're talking about the questions you asked in the Religion %26amp; Spirituality section, people are not rude there because you're a kid, they're rude because they're arrogant and think they know everything (many of the people in that section are like that.)


Probably because 20 or 30 years ago they were asking that same question (though not on Yahoo! Answers) and now that they finally have the right to discipline their kids, they abuse the privilege.


Just take comfort in the fact that someday you'll be an adult. Remember how you feel now and be nicer to kids.
I think they do for several reasons:


1. They were scolded a lot in their youth so they think it's okay to do it to kids now and they've forgotten how much they used to hate it


2. They think they're better than you because they're older


3. They know they have the power of control over you so you can't snap back or else they can ground you or blah blah blah
Classic case of “respect your elders” Over the internet, I wont respect elder people who has a go at me. In the real world, if an adult was to yell at me about something, I’d shut the hell up and listen. I was taught to respect those around me younger and older and to this day, regardless of how absurd some adult’s remarks to me are, I shut up, take it in and get over it.





Adults get the complete wrong perception of teens because there’s so many of us out there challenging those of higher authority but just the same, we judge them back. And why should adults take a back seat to teenagers crap? That’s not how it works. In the pecking order, teens come UNDER adults, so put up and shut up no matter how wrong or right they are. I’ve had adults misunderstand things I’ve done, judge me, accuse me of things I had nothing to do with, judge me as a minority instead of judging me for who I am as a person. But no matter how wrong they are, I will never ever turn around and tell them they’re wrong. I just bite my tongue and listen and if it’s completely outrageous what they’re saying to me, than maybe I’ll say “Excuse me, but I think you have the wrong end of the stick”. It’s never right to be wrongly judged by anyone but when it comes to the statement “Why are teenagers expected to just sit back and take crap from adults”… when really, adults should be the ones asking why THEY should sit back and take crap from teenagers. If anyone’s out of line, it’s teenagers toward elders. We’re so disrespectful toward older people it’s not funny, no matter how right or wrong they are.


I challenged my grandmother once and I challenged my mother once only for them to both end up slapping me across the face. Sure, in my opinion they were out of line giving me crap for things I didn’t even do but although they were wrong, there was absolutely no reason for me to treat them the way I did. All I had to say was “Look, listen, I know you see things this way, but for ME they’re like this” but instead I swore at them, yelled at them and in their eyes, whether they’re right or wrong, I was disrespectful in my actions and they’ve slapped me up the side of the head for it. We should consider ourselves lucky that more adults don’t actually do that.
well, here's the thing. If the world teens found out how little parents actually had control, there would be chaos. I'm assuming you've been recently yelled at and your still mad. But the thing is, and I'm not agreeing with them (the adults) but, normally when you get yelled at its because you did something wrong such as put yourself or someone else in danger. Some adults overreact, maybe if you told them that you think they're overreacting, they might chill a little.


hope this helps
For the record, I'm 17. I've been taught by my parents to respect my elders. There have been COUNTLESS times I found an adult was wrong, but I've been taught to sit back and listen. Some adults ARE complete idiots, but most of them know what they're doing. They are older, so they're much wiser, as much as you don't want to believe that. You get nothing for talking back to them anyways, the stupid ones I mean.


They're not better than us because they're older; they just usually know more. If you disrespect them, of course they're going to get mad. Who likes getting disrespected? We're probably going to understand why when we're older.
adults think because theчre older theчre kind of in charge of us, even if theч dont know us?.. it is pathetic. on here ive asked questions before and i get more sense out of a 13 чear old giving me advice than a 30 чear old because all theч do is have a go at me!


and it reallч annoчs me how us teenagers are put down so much bч adults, we are not actuallч all the same. we don't all think it's cool to vadalise things and carrч round guns and knives and get pregnant at 13-14.
It doesn't count if they're adults, but i kinda agree with you. Especially when they expect you to respect them, then they think they can treat you back any way they want.





Some of them are so rude in public, but you just have to put up with them or they'll call you a hooligan, or a 'typical teenager'
To me, there is no difference between children, teenagers or adults. Adults just teat teenagers like **** because they were probably treated that way when the were teenagers and because of this, the teenagers treat the children like **** and the cycle continues on^.^
its ok honey you know what sometimes i get to much stressed cause of this,like don't do this or don't do that,don't go there and all that,actually there is a generation gap between us that's why they cant think ,what we have in mind,and they cant understand us,they think they are trying to protect you,and that's really true in some situations,cause they have much more experienced in life,but sometimes elders also make mistakes,but they don't except it,cause they are adult,they think they are right every time,i used to get in my room when they scold me and listen lite nice music,with a juice,its ok they are our adults they have the rights to scold us,that's how we both will do to our children's,when we become elders honey,and you know if you try to take our sons side in his mistakes then i will be very angry with you,our daughter should be given freedom more then our boy ok?cause girls are gods best gift,this is how we will talk after we got married (if we get married) who knows about future,stop laughing now i know you are laughing on me,but jess this is it,so live your life cause life has to go on
Because, and all due respect, you DONT know much about whats out there.





No matter how mature, smart and responsible a teenager may be, you dont have the WISDOM that an adult does.





They have been on this planet longer, and as much as we hate to admit it, they know ALOT more.





Im not saying that all adults are like this either...but theres no point in trying to fight it.





Honestly...wait until your in your 40's with your own teenage children. You'll look back on this question and go





';i get it now';
b/c you are kids!


you should respect your elders


and i doubt its about adults acting better than teens





its more like adults want the best for kids and want you to succeed instead of make the mistakes they did





p.s. the adults that you think are pathetic put food in ur stomach, roofs over your heads, clothes on ur back etc etc
i've never understood it, i kind of think like bruno said ';they went through it so they think that we must too'; but thats doesn't make sense, a good parent wouldnt want their kid to go through what they went through, theyd try to make life easier for their child. i really have no clue whatso ever cuz every answer i think i can easily turn around and see how it is unreasonable ;D i guess its one of the ****** up things about life that we can never change
It depends what sort of crap. If it's lectures and them telling you not to do something, then you should listen. If they are telling you to do something stupid or forcing their views down their throat ignore them :)
IDK why adults think like that.





Maybe they view us as immature and incapable of things and so treat us poorly?


Maybe they think just because THEY have been thru it WE have to go thru it?


Maybe you are around some very arrogant adults?
If you can find a solid answer for this question, please email me and tell me, cause im 18 and still dont get as much respect as some older people. In college is better than high school though, from personal experience
because they have more power and influence.





I feel you. Im tired of sitting in school ';learning'; from adults at half my IQ level. Among other things. But yea, all you can do is wait...
i know like they werent worse.





in the 60's they got high had sex and didnt go to school.





i guess they are trying to help us so we dont make the same mistakes but screw them i do whatever i want
You sound kind of immature, no offense. Just rebel against them and wear black all the time. That really pisses adults off.
because they believe they have been there %26amp; done it. maybe they think there wiser to. just ignore it. some people on here are just stuck up anyway so its best not to think anything of it really.
Because adults are wiser.
its how it is they have lived longer they no more stuff so u should listen to them they r trying to help you even if they r rubbish at it somtimes
They've lived longer than us, therfore know more about the world around us, therefore we should give them respect.
Vanity.





It's the same with Doctors, they think their better because they have a small piece of paper.
Because it's their turn.