drama junkies-we are breeding only the best, right here in the US!

Wow! its been awhile!  School has kept me busy! but so far so good! two A's and two B's!  but decided to post before i get back to studying and terrorizing children (after all, isnt that what us uncool moms do best?)  after doing my random spying on my daughters facebook... and yes she knows i do it. she had to agree to it before i gave it back to her, because she has to prove she can conduct herself properly before she can have full access (more than an hour a day) first.  anyway, as i was saying-as i was spying, i realized something.  The next generation of young girls growing up scares me a little bit.  now before you get your two-sizes-two-small thongs in a bunch, just hear me out.  this isnt directed at one child in general. this is to all of them.  has tv and music and movies really warped our view of how we want our daughters to conduct themselves this much?  i knew girls in their early teens were catty, but holy cow!  these girls-someone even says something on a mutual friend's post and kitty cat-um i mean girl-#2 is going to get all up in the koolaid for no reason and just attempt to make the first kid look like crap!  why?  why do they enjoy feeding off of drama like its a drug?  maybe its because society is feeding it to them in various forms at such a young age, and they are hooked so young.  somewhat like alcohol.  there is a reason they dont give it to kids.  just like adults, majority of kids could probably have a few drinks from time to time and be ok.  but research has proven that an overwhelming majority cannot handle that without developing a full blown addiction, because their minds are still forming-as well as their physical bodies. the only difference between adults and kids is that adults SHOULD know a little bit better about the responsibilities that come with drinking than kids do.  *note the use of the word SHOULD! I have a new term (well new to me anyway).  i call them drama-junkies.  those who arent satisfied with life without having to get the last word in, those who thrive off talking to someone like crap just to see how far they can push the drama.  the ones who cant live one day without thinking people are out to start crap with them-or cant live one day without starting crap with others.  i am starting to think that maybe, just MAYBE, the amount of bullying (be it over popularity, orientation-whatever the lame excuse for bullying you can come up with is) would probably slack off a little when we as adults, PARENTS change a few things.  ok.  first-who cares if someone is trying to look at your facebook page a dozen times a day.  if they harrass you, block them, report them to the police, etc etc. if they dont, facebook makes security features for that.  look em up.  #2-stop using the tv to babysit your kids.  however, if you are going to let the big noisey box babysit them, try to pick quality programing for them to watch.  if you never get them started on the drama, they wont need to feed the addiction!  and im sorry dear moms-16 and pregnant, teenage moms, real housewives of whatever thug infested big city they are being filmed in, is most certainly NOT quality television.  no, the kids will not get to see what life is really like for a 16 year old mom because the average 16 year old mom doesnt have a tv crew following them around 24/7, getting paid and having the needs of their children met by tv producers as long as the ratings are good.  even some of the cute shows we watch on disney, nickelodeon-all the channels we loved as kids-are humorously teaching kids how to disrespect each other (and adults).  dont get me wrong.  there could be things waaaay worse than some of these shows.  and i wont lie-i have watched iCarly with my daughters many of times, and i have caught myself and my husband, who would deny it to no end, laughing quite a bit at it.  what can we say, its a pretty funny show.  but tv producers, can we please tone it down a little bit?  parents, could we please take some initiative?  teach your daughters to treat their bodies (first and foremost) with respect, and secondly, teach them to treat each others with respect.  they dont have to like everything that their peers have to say.  and yes, they have to learn to resolve certain issues on their own.  but lets not allow "it's just apart of their age and learning" to justify being rude, or... well... Bitches.  there i said it.  we are raising a generation of bitches.  i normally wouldnt condone cussing on my blog-mostly because its an embarrassing and ugly habit i have in person, but two because i am a christian, and sometimes i have a good message to share.  why fog it all up with foul language, and risk not being taken seriously as a christian.  however, that is the best word i can use to describe teenage girls between the ages of 12 and 15 these days.  i, for one, refuse to teach my daughter how to be one.  whew.  now that i have that off my chest, its back to studying! :)  maybe next time, i will write on my thoughts of how the world of social networking (as much as i love me some facebook) seems to be creating a world full of narcissists.  until then!