Oh Really?

Oh Really?

I want to share something I found quite interesting. After almost 20 years dealing with teenagers, I found out that there is something known as ODD.

Oppositional Defiance Disorder(ODD)...apparently is an 'illness' that inflicts teenagers. As you can guess from the name, teens who suffer from this ailment...wil simply go out of his/her way...to openly rebel, and go against whatever they do not agree with. In short, they are often confrontational, and needs to have life THEIR OWN WAY!


Oh my...
So it is now the easiest excuse to give whenever an angst-ridden, moody, melancholic,angry teen lashes out against whatever he thinks as 7$$@! toot ! toot!? It is bad enough sometimes having to hold my tongue, and skirting my way through explosive mood swings of some of the young minds I teach...But personally, I still feel that whatever terms you call it, one should never allow to throw explosive tantrums, and be outrightly rude just to suit his whims and fancies!

Years ago, I had a child...who I can really label as lazy, insolent and have no respect nor regard for authority. I pretty soon found out why: When I spoke to the indulgent mother...she was ... you tell me.

According to the mother...under no circumstance must SHE offend, or hurt his feelings. SHE had taken so long to conceive this child "sent from heaven", and...the temple medium had told her that he must be "treated like king"...as he was a "reincarnation of some HIGHER BEING!"...

What am I to say?...Excuse me for breathing in the same air, O mighty one?
Puhlez...

An appeal to parents:
Remember, all children are born with 'clean slates'. It is really up to you to mould, guide, teach, educate and raise them well. They do mirror your own actions...and the way they behave, sometimes, is a reflection of you. So think...and do the right thing.