This past month I’ve started watching the Real World: D.C. because as a teenager I thought that was the normal thing to do. I was wrong. Much like the Winter Olympics, no one watches the Real World anymore. I started watching the show two seasons ago and the fact that I got so angry from the show compelled me to continue my viewership. I just love to watch people from different worlds living in one house and try to get along. Then I have realized that everyone in the house got into huge arguments and then acted as if it never happened. This really doesn’t help since the problem still exists and it just is buried underneath the surface. Eventually, as with every season, the anger builds, and things get out of hand. This is exactly what we should not do in Our Real World, where the fights can be with family and lead to really bad situations. Remember to talk it out when you have a problem, and if that seems too hard at first, just call the National Runaway Switchboard at 1-800-RUNAWAY for help when trying to resolve those sticky situations.
-Ruben
Archive for the ‘Feelings’ Category
Swept Under the Rug
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Self Esteem
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Self esteem is often an issue amongst youth nowadays with the increasing demand for excellence in the society. It is very difficult to always meet the expectation of the society or of parents and peers and when one fails to do so, their self esteem plummets. This becomes an issue when it starts to make the youth become more withdrawn from the society and lose faith in their ability to do things that they can originally do. However, some people may have too much self esteem and believe that they are better than others, which isn’t necessarily a good thing either because that might just make people dislike you. Too much or too little self esteem isn’t a good thing. What is important is a good balance and thorough understanding of yourself and your abilities. Parents should also contribute to this establishment of a good balance considering that oftentimes the behavior of youth depends on if their parents are scolding/praising them accordingly.
- Vivian
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Today is Thanksgiving Day for people in the US. Many will be joining their families to celebrate what they are thankful for.
For some people who have no family, or whose family are distant (emotionally and physically), or for anyone who feels alone on Thanksgiving Day, it may be hard to count blessings when there is no one with whom to share your happiness or content for what you do have.
For those who don’t have a stable home, or any at all, it may be hard to feel grateful on Thanksgiving Day. When there’s no food with which to celebrate, what is there to feast on to acknowledge thankfulness for whatever reasons?
I don’t have an answer for that. I hardly believe that anyone does that will satisfy everyone who feels like there isn’t much to be thankful for. All I can say is that on Thanksgiving Day, I, individually try to think about what I do have. But it’s not at all wrong to feel upset when it seems like there’s not much to feel grateful for.
- Allyson
Frustration
Friday, November 20th, 2009
The other day, at the call center, I was speaking to a woman who was the parent of a 16 year old girl. She said the girl had been acting out lately, saying she wanted to run away because she hated being at home. The mother I was speaking to was saying how at first, she tried to persuade the daughter how bad a decision running away would be, but lately, was tired of arguing with her. The mother said she now just told her daughter to go, and stop complaining. I talked to the mother about why she would say this to her daughter, and she said she was just too frustrated with her daughter. But as we talked about the effect her words might have on our daughter, she seemed to understand how it could have a negative effect to tell her daughter that she doesn’t care if she runs or not. The mother told me she’d try to avoid saying those types of things to her daughter, even though she was really tired of all her daughter’s yelling. I think this is a really concrete lesson of how frustration can be harmful, and how it’s important to take a breath and continue to do the right thing, even if it’s hard to do it.
- Will