I LOVE teenagers. They're funny, sweet, sulky, endearing, infuriating but above all interesting. They speak their minds, don't smarm you (because they haven't learned how to yet) and make you splutter with laughter when they come out with gauche or ill-judged comments which, if you had no sense of humour, would make you give them a detention and register a formal complaint with the authorities.
They get a bad press because there are a small minority who, probably because of circumstances which pre-existed their ability to make a decision, have no idea of, or respect for, the rules of living in a society. If the logic which says 'some teenagers are feral and dangerous, therefore I will avoid them, especially when in groups," were in the ascendant, men would be avoided by all women. Women would be avoided by most women. Dogs would cower and hide from humans. Cats... well, you get my drift.
The ruth remains that the vast majority are hard-working, thoughtful, kind and funny. They love their mothers, but listen to their friends more. And they mostly turn into lovely adults.
So, I'm a teacher and a mother of teenagers, and I say "Up with teenagers!" They make the world a more interesting place to be.
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