Definitely in some ways, such as the fact that young people get over twice as much homework as their parents did and it is less safe to play out on the streets.
2006-12-20 09:19:43
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answered by Sur F 1
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Nobody can deny that teen years were hard. Today's youth I think generally have it harder than yesterday's just because there is a lot of corruption and crime around. Adults have different problems and seem to forget about or ignore those that kids have. I think it's nearly impossible to compare the challenges of one point in life to those in another or to compare one person's trials to another's. Everybody thinks that what they're dealing with is rough, but that somebody has it rougher. On an individual basis, this is totally true. There you have it.
2006-12-20 09:26:50
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answered by turdl38 4
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I believe that both youths and grown-ups have difficult times. Young people are still learning, their bodies are changing every day, and something too harmful, emotionally or physically, can scar them for life.
On the other hand, grown-ups live in a scary world. They have more to worry about, more stress put on them, and have to deal with the fact that there will always be someone better than them at their job. Meanwhile, their kids are whining at them to leave a good world for them to live in.
While on the subject of pressure, teens especially feel huge amounts of pressure early in life: pressure from magazines, television ads, and peers telling us to look better, be smarter, and change ourselves to match those who are popular. It's often not until later in life that we really "find ourselves" and can be done with that part of our lives.
In conclusion, it's really not fair to compare teens and adults. They are completely different people in different situations facing different challenges. Both of their lives can be hard, but there's really no way to rate one harder than the other.
2006-12-20 10:49:52
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answered by Anonymous
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i agree, i'm not saying that adults don't have a difficult time, but i think youth, especially today faces much more problems. Growing up and find one's own identity under parental pressure and what other expect of you can't be easy. Adults are accepted to have a hard time, but no one seem to realize the problems such as parental pressure, peer pressure, finding identity, fitting etc. that teenager faces.
2006-12-20 10:15:15
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answered by no one 2
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As an adult, who's teen years were not that long ago, I would have to say that it's much harder now. When I was younger, I always thought it'd be so much easier when I finished school, got a job, moved out, and got married. Now that I've done all those things, my life is much more complicated than it was then. I'm not saying it's easy to be a teenager but I think it's much harder to be an adult.
2006-12-20 11:10:46
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answered by Anonymous
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I disagree. They do not have to pay bills or keep a job. The only thing most youth worry about is what to wear and who to follow.
2006-12-20 09:27:10
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answered by Jen of Eve 3
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Disagree. Everyone has problems they have to deal with. Just a different set of issues at a diferent maturity level.
2006-12-20 09:24:19
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answered by ? 3
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I would not want to be a teenager again.
Being an adult is the shiznik. There may be more work and responibility involved, but there is less uncertainty and emotions and misgivings (although adults have their share too)
(since you asked twice, I get to answer twice. yeeha!)
2006-12-20 09:56:39
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answered by Shinigami 7
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I do agree. I have never experienced anything I hated more than childhood. It is horrible not to control your own destiny and to lack independent power of action and to be at the mercy of irrational people.
2006-12-20 15:20:16
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answered by silver.graph 4
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I disagree, since "Anne" obviously has no idea what it is like to be an adult.
2006-12-20 09:19:53
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answered by Mr. Goodkat 7
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