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Originally Posted by Guinness
I kinda agree with you Margaret, however I really doubt that Harry would be placed in anywhere near the same danger as the other young lad. But fair play to Harry sowing his oats, and like you I'm sure the other young lad would have done the same in Amsterdam.
Many arguments in this debate have been about kids using their wide experience, going to youth clubs and church socials making them better people.
I'm trying to point out that this is not the case, and that newspaper headlines about 14/15 year old kids moaning about having nothing to do are pretty much aimed at reinforcing some of the cliches made in this thread about the kids of today, many of whom will become, like this young soldier, something to be proud of
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I agree that there are many young folk who do not fit the stereotypes - they are the ones who go out and become involved in their community.....unfortunately these are not the ones who make the headlines....so the picture is always going to be a bit 'skewed'.
Sometimes it takes time for the young folk to see that what their parents(or adult guardians) are telling them is to stop them from making the mistakes made by those parents/adult guardians.....we forget that the only mistakes that you learn from are those that you painfully make, and have to correct.....It doesn't stop us from trying to tell them what
not to do though.