We aren't all Spoiled Brats!

So today I hear from my mom that a kid in our area had died recently. I get on my computer to check it out on the news, and I find out that there is this society of "bloggers" that for some reason hate peachtree city, its kids, and pretty much everything about it. [Of those family members some are "TEENAGERS" Key word: TEENAGERS (or could also be known as “SPOILED BRATS”).]-veryveryconcerned...what is THAT supposed to mean? I get online to find out about a tragedy for which i show concern and I find out that I am a spoiled brat. I did a little more reading and found that any time something bad happens in peachtree city, some jerk has to get on a blog and start a whole bunch of crap about how the parents have too much money and they dont spend time with their kids. and who are the "jones's"? and what is this about parents not wearing pants veryveryconcerned? maybe its you who should re-evaluate your family if there are members that dont wear pants. Maybe someone should knock some sense into YOUR head. everyone in my household wears pants thank you very much.

Peachtree city kids are all the time being honored for their achievements in school and sports. McIntosh soccer makes it to the finals almost every year. Booth science Olympiad wins national championships on a regular basis(an accomplishment I am personally proud of). we have one of the best school systems in the state. so why is it that when ONE thing happens involving a FEW kids, the entire generation is steriotyped? yes, it is a tragedy, but turn on the news any night of the week and there is a shooting in decalb or fulton, EVERY NIGHT. This happens when a golfcart is stolen too.
A. there are bad kids wherever you go.
B. if the worst crime you have to worry about in a town is a couple of kids stealing a vehicle that goes maybe 18 MPH every once in a while, and a drug related crime every once in a while, that's not that bad. Stop whining.
C. its not like these things happen that often, I'm not saying that it isnt a tragedy or that it shouldnt be prevented, but the cases are rare.

Where are all these parents that sit at home and read their kids' MYSPACE pages? what does that accomplish? so you read the little surveys that ask kids questions like if they have done drugs? just because they put it doesnt mean its true. you have no proof. they could very well be lying to be funny. honestly, if you committed a crime, would you post it on the internet at one of the most visited sites in the country, one that the police look on frequently? NO. so stop reading myspace and go spend time with your kids.

I do agree with there being nothing to do here. Unless you know some kids that have a pool or something, you're pretty much screwed until you get a car so you can drive 30 minutes to go so something fun. I mean come on, there is no theater, no entertainment places. what? go to the avenue? OK, so i get some coffee and shop for clothes. I'll have to give props to Xplayground though for trying, but that's ONE place, and it gets old after a while.

"PTC kids have nothing to do?!? OH PLEASE! I'll give them something to do. I'd make them turn the TV off and start a garden in the backyard. That'll keep them busy all summer."-WHAT? how old are you? since when is a garden fun to do? and i thought we were being accused of doing drugs and lying to our parents...i didnt know we were lazy couch potatoes too.

So apparently I am a lazy, lying, spoiled brat and my parents are trying to keep up with the jones's by working overtime to buy me brand name clothes, and somehow this makes me do drugs. even though I am a straight A student, involved with the youth group, and am currently working on my eagle scout project, all while taking as much time as I can to learn all I can about this new game lacrosse that I just joined.

I don't have a MYSPACE, I have never used drugs, and have never had alcohol (with the exception of the occasional sip of my parent's champagne at new the new year's party that we always go to ( which includes my parents along with my freinds). And I am trained in gun safety/awareness through the Boy Scouts of America.

So stop whining about us. Not only is it insulting to myself, my family, and my freinds, but it just isnt true. maybe you would know that if you LIVED here, or SPENT TIME with your kids.

We aren't all Spoiled Brats! WELL I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE!

Submitted by veryveryconcerned on Fri, 06/23/2006 - 4:05pm.

You know it almost sounds like you are patting some of these TEENS on the back. I didn't say all the kids in Peachtree are "SPOILED BRATS". I KNOW THAT! But let’s get real here…you and I both know that the majority of them ARE! I also know everyone thinks that where you live, what you wear, how much money you have, and yadda-yadda-yadda doesn't matter in this situation. WELL IT DOES IN EVERY SITUATION! You know half of the people here ARE "well-to-do". I am one of them. I worked my butt off to have a good career. I know I am not perfect either. ALL I’M ASKINIG IS WHAT MORE DOES IT TAKE FOR PARENTS TO FINALLY OPEN THEIR EYES TO REALIZE WHAT THEIR “TEENS” ARE REALLY UP TO these ?! MOST PARENTS ACT LIKE THEY ARE BLIND! I’ve tried to intervene with family and friends and give them my opinion or tell them things. Believe me I have! I’ve heard about their CHILDREN from OTHER CHILDREN. (THEY ALL ACT LIKE BEST FRIENDS…BUT WHEN IT’S CONVENIENT TO THEM THEY POINT THE FINGER AT EACH OTHER!) The fact of the matter is, instead of being open to what they are hearing they turn the other way cause they don’t like it. I mean who would want to hear ANYTHING NEGATIVE about their CHILDREN? The sad thing is the PARENTS that I’ve talked to IT DIDN’T PHASE THEM ONE BIT. THEY CARED FOR LIKE A DAY AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WAS AS IF NOTHING. I have two CHILDREN myself who one day will be TEENS. BUT right now as they are growing I try to talk to them about all these dangers around us. I let them know that going to church or having a communication with God is important every day not just when you need something or need help getting out of a situation. My kids might very well one day walk down the path that some of our TEENS keep walking on…It’s one thing if KIDS TRY drugs and alcohol….Most of them will TRY it in their lifetime…but to KEEP ON DOING IT AT THE AGE THESE KIDS ARE IS SOMETHING TOTALLY OUT OF THIS WORLD….

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Hooray for Concerned Teen PTC

Submitted by iluvthebubble on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 11:44pm.

Great comment! I'm sad for the families involved in the tragedy. But the bloggers here are wrong to suggest that this isolated tragedy means PTC is full of neglected, out-of-control children and self-absorbed parents. Some (most?) of us parents in PTC DO have great kids (not perfect kids). We are involved in their lives, spend time with them, and work very hard at counter-acting the negative influences in the media. Let's stop painting all PTC teens and their parents with such an ugly broad brush.

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