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Comment on Unclear expectations yield unfair consequences by jon o'brien

jon o'brien — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:29:59 +0000

hmmmm… all i can say to all of this is that I am a very happy adult. I’m a successful adult. I have a good relationship and I’m physically fit. The “rules” and “regulations” you guys are complaining about don’t even come close to how strict my parents were when I was young. I was always so upset because I was forced to be different from everyone else (it didn’t seem like anyone else’s parents cared at all what their kids did, i WANTED that!).

Here’s the thing, I’m 33 now and i’m STILL different from everyone else! Being like everyone else sounds so appealing when you are young. To me, being like everyone else means being average. The average person is not successful, happy, loving their partners, OR their jobs. Almost all the people I knew that had parents that let them run wild have not had a happy adulthood: most are jobless, relationship-less, and very obese. I would argue that my parents worked hard to make me special and above the common individual. Childhood is so much shorter than the rest of your lives, try to remember that you all ARE children with adult opportunities, not the other way around. The word “sophomoric” actually means “wise fool”… no coincidence we call many of you folks sophomores! LOL

Be careful what you wish for! You say you want to be treated like adults: adults have very real problems and consequences. I say enjoy the freedom of being children with some adult-like responsibilities and try to remember how you feel today when it is your turn to raise your own children in the future.

Our biggest hope is that, when you are adults, you will look back and realize how special we tried to make the SWCTA for all of you. We’re not the AVERAGE high school, being average is rarely awesome: we’re an above-average high school full of above-average individuals and we need rules that will sculpt us all accordingly.

Great article, thanks!

Jon O’Brien

Comment on Six Flags Magic Mountain to host senior Grad Night by DJ

DJ — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:39:09 +0000

Do you guys have any idea where the School-Wide Field Trip is going to go?

Comment on ‘Breaking Dawn: Part One’ worth the wait by Rain

Rain — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:38:08 +0000

I agree . Only thing I wished they had put in the movie that didn’t make it , was Bella’s line “why am I covered in feathers ?”

Comment on Hot Chelle Rae perform live concert on campus by Brianna Cole

Brianna Cole — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:42:09 +0000

oh my gosh. the concert was so awesome! hot chelle rae was fantastic! them coming was the most interesting that has happened this whole school year. it was also really great that they gave out all those signatures even though i didnt get one but whatever. being able to see them in person was good enough. i hope they come back to perform in vegas sometime. HOT CHELLE RAE RULES! WHOO! ;D

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Tiquila DeGuzman

Tiquila DeGuzman — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:16:09 +0000

“We Love the Southwest Shadow & Simple Plan!”

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Judy Jauregui

Judy Jauregui — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:15:14 +0000

“We Love the Southwest Shadow & Simple Plan!”

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Dorian Weng

Dorian Weng — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:02:50 +0000

WE LOVE THE SOUTHWEST SHADOW & SIMPLE PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Madelyn Sese

Madelyn Sese — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:44:23 +0000

We Love the Southwest Shadow and Simple Plannnn

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Taylor Brown

Taylor Brown — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:09:06 +0000

We Love the Southwest Shadow & Simple Plan!

Comment on It’s a ‘Simple’ contest by Andrew Meng

Andrew Meng — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:07:16 +0000

We Love the Southwest Shadow & Simple Plan!