
Kids today seem to be so self absorbed. Into everything about “me”. On the surface they just don’t seem to care about much except the latest Hollywood gossip and whatever the latest drama bomb their friends have just dropped. I think our culture is on the skids and much has to do with the horrendous condition of our school system, both public and private. Now that I have depressed everyone in the room, let me share a bright spot with you.
I was asked to give a presentation this past Friday night to a group of girl scouts. Not any old troop, the owner of my company’s, wife’s girl scout troop. No pressure there! This troop of about 15, thirteen year olds are working on their latest badge and are learning about careers. My portion of the evening revolved around “How to prepare for a job Interview”. I gave about a 20 minute interactive presentation, with me speaking and the girls asking questions. Afterwards, I held a mock interview with each girl, one on one, for a position with the local SPCA. I asked the following:
- Please start by telling me a little about yourself.
- Describe a problem you have encountered and how you were able to overcome it.
- Please tell me about some experiences you have had working with animals.
Having not been thirteen for quite some time, I struggled with what questions I was going to ask. I was particularly worried about question #2. However, after successfully interviewing the first girl, all of my worries were put to rest. These girls rocked! From the word go, they began telling me who they are and all of their accomplishments. Question #2 didn’t seem to phase them one bit. A common theme in the answer to #2 was conflict resolution with their friends. I began to see that there is much more to all this drama that they experience. Most were very concerned about the fighting amongst friends and didn’t seem to understand why it has to be like that. But all wanted to be problem solvers and help work things out. I was very impressed with the answers I received. These girls proved to me that you can be absorbed in all of the Hollywood glamour #@!$ and still have your head on you shoulders and care deeply about things that matter. An opinion that I probably couldn’t have formed simply by watching the paparazzi driven entertainment stories force fed to us daily on all forms of media.
In conclusion, I have great news! There is hope for the future! Not all teenagers are mindless, consumerism driven, techno gadget addicted, mush brained, me too lemmings! Not that I really thought that ALL teenagers were like this. But I have been worried for some time now that kids today just don’t care about the future, ours or their own. Friday night opened my eyes to a new perspective about our young people. I am sure you know teens like the one’s I met Friday night. I encourage you to get involved in some way and make a difference in their lives. If you already are doing so, good for you and let us know about it!
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My name is John. I am a devoted husband and father in my late thirties.










Thats refreshing. Good to hear that some young people still have a brain and aren’t brainwashed by high school musical, miley cyrus, and the jonas brothers. I still fear for the upcoming generation in general but it is unfair for me to label all of them into the same gossip loving herd.
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