"Do Hard Things"

So in my Sunday school class, we're starting to read this book called Do Hard Things by Alex & Brett Harris. It's a book about how teens should rebel against low expectations, and I love it so far! It's written by teens, for teens.

Before we started reading, our pastor asked us what we thought the definition of "teenager" was. We all put our two-cents in and came up with: rebellious, free-spirited person who wants to stand out in the crowd. Then we started talking about what what adults think "teenager" means. A girl in my class pulled out her phone and Googled it. She got all these websites on "Teen Pregnancies", "How To Parent Teens", "Troubled Teens", and TV shows, like "16 and Pregnant" and "The Secret Life of The American Teenager".

FINALLY this brings me to my point of this post.

I think those TV shows are demeaning. They make it seem like ALL teen girls go out and get pregnant, and all teen guys just want to have a "good time". It sets ideas in adults' minds which causes them to not take us seriously! It's hurtful in my opinion. It makes me feel ashamed to be a teen! That's not good!

I think teens need to start taking a stand for what they believe in. Not all teens act the same, and the world needs to know!