Do Adults Accept You?

Do you get respect from teachers, coaches, parents? How can you be more respected and receive all the benefits that go with it? Everyone likes to be accepted. But why is it that teens rarely receive the respect of adults? Adults seem to always enjoy coddling babies and watching younger children learn to do adult things. But when it comes to teens, adults seem to only think of problems and difficulties. Sometimes it seems like they go on and on telling teens not to do something stupid, showing little respect for a teen's capabilities. Why is this so? How can a teen gain the respect of adults?

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