Kara_P

I believe that society the way it is raises children to be miserable little adults by the time they are 15. As i walk around Newport or Providence Place mall, I see at least 3 little girls wearing tight skinny jeans, lace camis and dangly earrings. What happened to their childhood? Why aren't they outside exploring, playing with friends? Why aren't they wearing comfortable clothes, why are 5 year olds shopping at Victoria secret!? By 3rd grde students are forced to do homework, and by 5th grade students are already blowing it off. Kids in high school are forced to go to AA meetings. There are some 9 year old girls out there with anorexia and bulimia. There are suicidial 11 year olds, pregnant 14 year olds, and 15 year old dads. I'm not just making these people up. Every situation I have mentioned above is someone I have met. My 5 year old cousin was singing Lady Gagas "Lets have some fun, this beat is sick, I wana take a ride on your disco stick" without having any idea about what HE was saying. These problems did not just pop up. Society pressures everyone to be an MVP, until they break. This is not a time to succeed. After millions of years trying to make life easier, life has only become more complicated than ever. I believe we are all set up to be either a miserable failure, or a misserable winner. The pursuit of happiness ends on your 3rd birthday. In order for democray to matter, in order for anything to change, we have to examine society, where we wnt wronge and how we can fix it.