wolven7 | A bit more..

Vangelis - [Blush Response]--- Look... You want Rebellion? Lucifer. THAT was a Rebellion. Not unfairness, not not having Rights, not not being Treated Like An Adult, and acting out, not snotty little, i don't want to be like mommy and dady, cause they don't know, Bullshit. No. It was against Injustice, and Pain, and to Strive for what was seen as a Better Way. He didn't know. He wanted to be shown. Wouldn't Happen. At least Parents (my parents, at any rate) give their children the Opportunity to See what being treated like an adult is Really like.

I never felt the need to act out at my parents. I loved them, and i didn't think they understood, but i didn't think that Anyone understood me. Friends came close, but no, not quite. There was no real Need to rebel, because What was the point? I had food, i had care, i had love, and i had parents who Tried to do the best they could, by me. (God Lives Underwater - [Rearrange]). When i hit Grady, in 9th grade, my perceive shift had nothing to do with rebellion against my parents, or the Status Quo. Shit, if you want to talk about it, like that, i'm Always against the Status Quo, because it simply cycles through its stupidities (Again, vis: Lucifer). Anyway, it was the moronic comportings of those around me that made me say, finally, No. And i'd been doing that, since i was 4. I didn't Like it, i don't like it, and i don't want to ever simply "fall in line" With it.

My parents know this, and try to understand. (Kate Bush - [Army Dreamers]). But what does Vio;lence and whining accomplish, here? Anything? Nothing. People get pissy, and can't think of a way to formulate what they don't like. Say it in a way that people will at least Kind of Get, so every "Rebellious" band, sounds the same. Every current movie with the "rebel" who "plays by his/her own rules," is formulaic to the point of being Sickening. So what do we do about this? What can we do? Show them that we know exactly what they're doing? No. That simply spawns a wave of "You don't know me!" and "You'll never understand me!" Trust me. I know.

Lisa Loeb - [Stay]--- If you show understanding, and compassion, and actually try to get people to realise what's going on, you get nothing but resentment. It's the Spite Switch. I know it well. So what the hell is there to do? Almost everyone seems Determined to "rebel," these days.. Against what? "Watta you got?" Only James Dean made it cool... This is kind of annoying. So.. Really.. Rebellion can be part of the whole "Finding one's self" thing, but it's getting a little Crazy/stupid/annoying these days...

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