Rogue Angel Kiara
The problem as I understand it is that teens these days can become so troubled over so many things. Every school shooting I've heard about started with a troubled teen who couldn't handle something in their life and lost all hope along with rational thought... It's a shame young people have any access to weaponry. If they didn't, maybe we'd have a better chance of helping them and avoiding such tragedy.
I'm not so sure that the problem is access to weaponry... After all, we didn't have shootings in the early days of the USA, and guns were far more plentiful (per capita) then!
I suspect the real problem is that, as a society, we start teaching conformity at an early age; combined with all of the conflicting messages in our world, and the lack of people who actually care about youth today (including, sadly, what seems to be a majority of parents, looking at what teenagers end up doing nowadays).
[sarcasm]Amazingly enough,[/sarcasm] when they start hitting puberty and the mental expansion that comes with it, they quickly start realizing that they don't fit into the "mold" they've been exposed to, and conditioned into, their whole lives. Different people react to it in different ways... Hell, I've seen people in their 30's who eventually just one day snap and come to terms with that reality; it's better to just deal with it when it first comes up... Provided there's someone to talk to...
If only we could address the rage when it was still frustration, even if it's at the point of being pent-up...
crying Any parents here, please discuss with your kids that it's OK to get frustrated at the world, and perfectly normal. Let them know that they can always talk to you or someone else about it.
3nodding A little talk can make a huge difference...
And it's mighty sad to me that it's happening in "better" societies...
sad My condolences go out to those affected... If there's anything I can do from thousands of miles away, please say so!
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