+503 Its about time that adults understand that just because were younger than them doesnt mean we dont deserve respect too. Its absolutely ridiculous to believe that just because your an adult your entitled to respect from someone younger when you dont respect them, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah but when you're older you'll think otherwise.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That means when we're older we'll be more stupid/less human. When I was in grade 8 I made a whole speech about this topic.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No...with age, our perceptions change. We don't become less intelligent or "less human," whatever the latter means.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Human nature is what makes people want everyone to have equal rights. That seems incredibly obvious as a child, but people tend to lose that ability as adults. If they didn't, they would still want children to be respected equally.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No. Children and teens have a distorted perception of adults' actions, leading them to believe that adults are generally disrespectful to those younger than them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

A lot of adults are generally disrespectful to those younger than them. If your teacher says something to you, and you respond, and they give you detention for "talking back," and you think that's wrong, does that make your perception distorted?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I did not say that all adults are always respectful, nor did I say that all teenagers always wrongly perceive adults. I am simply stating the facts. Children and teenagers' emotional centers are still developing. As a result, they often wrongly perceive the actions of others, especially adult figures.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"Children and teenagers' emotional centers are still developing. As a result, they often wrongly perceive the actions of others, especially adult figures." That is biologically bullshit. I can definitely entertain sociological or psychology explanations, but in terms of "emotional centers", I would have to disagree.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(No..): I AM talking about psychology... The limbic system is the "emotional center" of the brain. In teenagers, frontal lobe development lags behind limbic system development. This lag explains teenagers' impulsiveness, risky behavior, and emotional rages. It also causes teens to wrongly perceive others' emotion and voice tone as angry.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

dont you love when people argue about things they dont understand?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Who doesn't understand, me or DanielJames?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We aren't just talking about teenagers, we are talking about all people under 18. For as long as I can remember, I have never been too impulsive, I have taken virtually no risks, and I am easily the most rational person I have ever met. When I was in grades 2-6, I had a large variety of teachers who were unfair and disrespectful, but who demanded respect anyway. They rarely showed any evidence of anger, they rarely raised their voice, and any adult would have thought they were the nicest people in the world, but it was extremely obvious they hated me. Anyway, you said you weren't saying all adults were respectful, so either you're saying a) You voted wrong, or b) You think it's okay for adults to be disrespectful, because you voted No Way.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Now how exactly does your personal experience refute my statements? Anyone can find a sample size of one that doesn't line up with certain claims. And, I NW'd the post because it implies that adults are generally disrespectful to adults when that isn't true.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

When it says adults it means all adults, meaning no adults should be disrespectful and demand respect. Fair enough, a sample size of one does not prove it happens all the time, but if all teenagers have "impulsiveness, risky behaviour, and emotional rage" except me, then I'm the only reliable statistic, and I voted Yeah You Are. The post does not state adults are generally disrespectful, it merely states that the ones who are should stop being disrespectful. By the way, you said it implied "adults are generally disrespectful to adults."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How you managed to omit an apostrophe 8 times is beyond me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Also, teenagers need to realize that their minds are being inundated with hormones that greatly distort their perception of emotion and voice tone. This often causes teens to incorrectly perceive adult figures as angry or disrespectful. Most adults do treat you with respect if you give them respect in return.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Write a commentthing@1187647 (DanielJames): Funny thing. Most children do treat adults with respect if you show them a little respect in return. I'm 27 years old and I work in education. Of course I think that children should respect adults, but I still think it's reciprocal. Adults "know better", and we often feel the need to hammer that into the brains of teenagers. Yes, we been through it all and have plenty to say.... but this only belittles and undermines the individuality and opinions of teenagers. I'm all for discipline, but I also support human dignity.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Okay...none of what you said went against anything I said.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Instead of being childish, you could have disregarded my comment if you felt that way. Unless you can provide textual evidence, I did not say "DanielJames, you are wrong and I absolutely disagree with you." But if you want full-fledged disagreement, I'll nitpick. You said, and I quote, "No. Children and teens have a distorted perception of adults' actions, leading them to believe that adults are generally disrespectful to those younger than them." I disagree with that statement. This "disrepect" is not made up, but in fact, real. To my understanding, you're not saying the respect is reciprocal. You're saying these thoughts are made up, and thus irrelevant and dismissable. Now, that is a disagreement. Feel free to continue to troll.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To me, your comment seemed irrelevant to what I was arguing and I did not want to give off the notion that I didn't even read what you had to say, so I made a quick reply. As for your nitpicking, I did not state that all adults are always respectful, nor did I say that all teenagers always wrongly perceive adults. Obviously, there are many situations in which an adult treats a child/teen with disrespect and the child/teen recognizes this apparent disrespect. A lot of times, however, a child's/teen's skewed perception misinterprets an adult's actions.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Nobody is saying it happens all the time, the OP is just saying it should never happen.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You'd probably get respect if you knew when to use you're and your

by Anonymous 13 years ago

For the most part, adults tend to be wiser than the average angsty teen.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are tons of stupid adults out there. Living longer doesn't make you smarter.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you've lived longer and you still haven't caught on to the "You gotta give it to get it" concept, then in my opinion you're less smart.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly. Being sometimes just means you've been stupid for longer.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"For the most part"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"For the most part"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(This post is directed towards adults apart from parents) I think adults deserve respect on the principle of them being an adult. I don't, on the other hand, believe that children should be disrespected just because their children. EVERYONE is entitled to a certain amount of respect. Treat others how you would like to be treated.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why do adults deserve more respect? You get respect when you earn it. You gotta give it to get it, remember that? You should give it to everyone by default, but if a person is not respecting you after a while, or if you aren't "getting it," then stop giving it to that person, no matter when the person's mother missed her period.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I didn't even say that adults deserve more respect... in fact, I agreed with everything you said. But do disagree with not respecting people who don't respect you. That's immature. You still have to treat others who you would like to be treated, not how they are treating you. A part of growing up is realizing that you're going to do a lot more good than you get. If someone is disrespecting me, I'll respect them regardless. It reflects my good home training and my morals.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you respect everyone who is being disrespectful to you, they won't realize they are doing anything wrong. Everyone should respect everyone all the time for the sake of being a good person, because it's the right thing to do. If everyone gave respect to everyone, everyone would get respect from everyone. If people thought that way, and acted that way, we wouldn't have so many wars and criminals. However, in the real world, the right thing is rarely its own reward, so you have to either give them something if they do the right thing or take something away if they don't.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually you did say adults deserve more respect "on the principle of being adults." I believe all people deserve respect on the principle of being people.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't quite understand where you're going with your first response, but you're entitled to your opinion. But I actually did not say that adults deserve more respect. Way to take something out of context -_- While I do say "I think adults deserve respect on the principle of them being an adult" I also say "I don't, on the other hand, believe that children should be disrespected just because their children." That clearly and straightforwardly implies that I think all humans should be respected on the principle of being human. I respect your right to disagree, but please don't put words into my mouth, that's actually rude. If you misunderstood me, that's fine, but please don't twist my words to justify yourself.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

OK, you didn't say they deserved more respect, but you said adults should be RESPECTED because they're adults, while saying children should NOT be DISRESPECTED just because they're children. First of all, respecting and not disrespecting aren't the same thing. There is a value of 0, which is neither positive (respect) or negative (disrespect). The former requires respect > 0, while the latter requires respect !< 0, or respect >= 0. Second, you said adults should be respected because they're adults, meaning unless it's possible to be both an adult and not an adult, they deserve respect no matter what. You said children should not be disrespected because they're children, meaning the idea that children should be disrespected no matter what is false, but you may disrespect children for other reasons. Therefore, the conclusion is adults deserve more respect than minors (by however small a difference), a thesis with which I totally and utterly disagree.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I commend your efforts, but please note that is all absolutely irrelevant. It's my conclusion, and regardless of your "however by a small difference" analysis, you're wrong. Give up. The eight people who liked it seemed to have gotten the point, but feel free to over-analyze and try to argue semantics. But regardless, you're certainly still worthy of respect. Best of Luck, Ashley

by Anonymous 12 years ago

When you type using your keyboard it is slowly deteriorating. Keyboards don't last forever, they eventually break. And these keyboards are made of plastic, which is a non-renewable resource. So do the earth a favour and don't post pointless comments, and if you are going to try to refute my arguments please do it by proving my arguments wrong, and not by simply saying they are wrong. I gave an argument about how you stated that adults deserved more respect than children, and th point I was arguing against was your point that you did not say adults deserved more respect than children. It would be much appreciated if you were to explain how that is irrelevant. My comment has more text than yours, meaning I damaged my keyboard more than you did, thanks to you, just so you would get a notification that would continue this argument. But what's done is done. Your move.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Eight people liking it doesn't mean 8 people got the point, it could mean 8 people are wrong. That's the point of arguing: to determine which it is.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Somebody's getting all riled up... I obviously struck a nerve, and I apologized. If you're not finish, feel free to carry on. I can't say I'm making much sense of what you are saying. What are these damaged keyboards you rave about? Anyway, do take care of yourself. - Ashley PS- In order to refute an argument, an argument has to exist. I'm not sure how you characterize your incoherent boxes of text, but to each their own. At any rate, I'm done "arguing" with you. But please note every time you reply you look foolish, and your subsequent one will be no different.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I really don't appreciate the ad hominen arguments. The fact that you kept going for so long means it was an argument. The damaged keyboards thing was just an opening line. Whose opinion is it that I look foolish? I fail to see how being smarter than you makes me foolish. But if there was an argument, which according to you is debatable, your resigning by definition means I won. You consistently just saying I'm wrong doesn't exactly make you look like the next Albert Einstein. Just saying "YES YOU ARE!", "NO I'M NOT!", "YES YOU ARE!", etc. is a rather ineffective and childish way of settling a disagreement. Come to think of it, maybe you didn't say adults deserved more rights after all. I can only imagine an adult saying something like that. (Yes,that was an ad hominen argument, but as long as we're not arguing it's okay.)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Thanks for proving my point.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What point? I thought we weren't arguing. However, you're welcome. I don't mind admitting I'm wrong if it means I get to insult someone. As long as we agree on the post. Now, let's end this discussion. Leave no reply if you agree.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Maybe they'd respect you more if you understood the rules of grammar?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're like the 8th person to say this. Who actually respects people for their knowledge of grammar? That's a silly thing to respect someone for. Maybe English is the OP's second or third language.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Maybe instead of whining about your teacher telling you to be quiet in class, you shut up, sit down, and let go of it instead of going back on this site and wasting a whole post whining about it. Everyone deserves respect, but sometimes you are the one at fault and you don't even realize it. Maybe some teachers don't deserve respect, but, from personal experience, it makes things a whole lot easier if you just sit down and brush it off, instead of holding onto it and whining about it later.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If anyone takes any advice from this website, PLEASE disregard this one. Sitting down and brushing things off is how problems escalate. I was sexually harassed by a male teacher in high school, and I wish I spoke up during the earlier instances of disrespect.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

THAT is when you say something. No one said you just had to take that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Great things are never accomplished by those who shut up, sit down, and do as they're told.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sometimes you ARE the one at fault. Sometimes you're not. I am always quiet in class to this day, and I didn't do bad things, but when I was in Grade School my teachers still found a way to hate me with the passion of a million blue-hot stars. But it doesn't matter what you "think" a teacher's opinion is. At my old school, if your teacher is raping you, then they will get in trouble. Until then, you're on your own.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." ~George Bernard Shaw

by Anonymous 12 years ago

hahaha this is so true! I laugh my head off every time I give my dad a suggestion and he never takes it he just says "you don't understand the problem your too young" and then later he wishes he took my advice! hahaha (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Like others have said, this would have made a better point if it didn't have so many errors.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Adults deserve some respect from everyone including children and children should be given respect as well. Age shouldn't amount to respect, actions should, and there are some people who maybe don't deserve a lot of respect.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you have to ask for respect, you haven't earned it..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Rubbish. I don't know what ghetto you where raised in, but everyone asks for common respect, adults and children included.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I was simply saying that respect isn't demanded, it's earned

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Repetitive, but if you're going to make a post demanding respect despite your age, I suggest you use proper grammar and spelling to prove that you are competent enough to deserve respect. Just saying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Funny... a post about giving respect has provided disrespectful comments.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The concept of respecting elders is extremely outdated. Before modern medicine the average life expectancy was about 50 years old. Therefore if you lived to be say, 60 years old, you must know something others do not and therefore deserve to be respected. Respect has always been something you need to earn but being older really is no longer something to be considered respectable.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It is extremely outdated, but it still exists. Ironically, even though it's more common to live to be older than 60, they have lowered the bar to age 18. As if it's some great achievement to live to be 18. If you live to be 18, it means you're going to live forever, and you're a freaking god or something!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree with your point, but you may sound more educated if you use the correct form of you're/your.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So many dumb people in this thread.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I definitely believe adults should get respect, and I know when I am older I will feel the same way but its really bad sometimes how little we are thought of (as being a younger group) and it seems to me that they up there are just talking about how teenagers wrongly perceive anger for other thing but I personally don't think it's anger I hear, it sounds more like they think we're all stupid and cannot think for ourselves. I get that maybe we have some dumb ideas and go with the moment but we can also make some really good decisions for ourselves and we can work hard but most of the time parents or adults punish for the bad more than they congratulate for the good which is where we most feel disrespected.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I rarely see adults being angry or hateful. Like you said, it's their opinion of us, not just their actions. Respect is about how you think, not just how you act.

by Anonymous 13 years ago