Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 9203878)

This... Still funny as hell!

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 9203878)

This... Still funny as hell!

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Originally Posted by J Diddy (Post 9204029)

I loved it the first time I see it.

In fact my favorite scene in all moviedom is the Christmas Story when Ralphie gets on top of that bully.

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 9203085)

I don't disagree. It's pretty clear that parents can instill into a child the qualities that generally comprise self-esteem.

On the other hand, teen angst has always been around and depression is no respecter of status or intelligence or wealth or any of the things upon which most persons base their self-worth.

Having known several young persons who either committed suicide or self-destructed in other less dramatic ways simply due to an inability to function in normal society, I conclude that it's a very complex issue for which simple answers are hard to come by.

FAX

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell (Post 9203144)

Were there as many teen pregnancies, drug addiction, DUI's and all that stuff in general in the 50's?

Lot's has changed and in some ways not for the better.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 9203664)

reading the replies just confirms why these kinds of things happen to young adults.

Originally Posted by J Diddy (Post 9204027)

You're a man. You're going to view it like that. Think about what every young lady wants in high school vs what every young guy wants in a social setting.

A guy wants to be perceived as tough and women want the popularity etc.

Seems to me the most embarrassing times in high school are the ones that made me look weak (looking back now, not so much) because they hit what was important to me.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 9202751)

IMO the parents are to blame way more than anyone else. We have all seen the bullying process but nobody was offing themself. It was real bullying too not words on a friggen computer.

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy (Post 9204390)

I think there are less now, per capita, especially since things like that were swept under the rug back then.

Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 9202333)

I have to wonder why she kept logging back onto it.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 9204449)

Believe you me I get the whole social status dealio when it comes to women. Getting physically beat down on a regular basis still has to be worse IMO. THis still comes down to parenting either way. Boundaries, a healthy self-esteem and even learning how to deal with social dynamics are all things they can learn from parents who are actually active in their life.

Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 9203104)

Actually, napping until 2013 sounds like a great idea. ****. I'm old.

Originally Posted by stevenidol (Post 9204569)

Emotional abuse has far greater impact on human psyche than physical, especially at a young age when their coping mechanisms are not established.

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell (Post 9204558)

I'm not going to look up the data, but you seriously think that the amount of teenage pregnancy and STD's and such was MORE back than than it is now? Since we're just talking opinions here, I have to respectfully disagree. yes, things were not talked about and pushed under the rug, but I'd say in an era of permissiveness and acceptance, it just stands to reason that this type of thing is much more prevalent now than back in the 50's.

Just my opinion.

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy (Post 9204834)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...orded-History#



Who knows how accurate it is, but I don't have a hard time believing it.

Acceptance and permissiveness has lead to education and awareness.