Do you think a teenager should be required to work?

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gravis911		#81	[-]
Posts: 10179 (06/20/2008 6:42 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	KellyDoll wrote: muffinlover wrote: KellyDoll wrote: gravis911 wrote: I think it's amazing that you have your "own money" considering you've never worked. You're light years ahead of me because I don't have that magic act figured out. What the fuck are you talking about? Where have I said I've never worked?? Me. Oh ok, lol. I was about to say........gravis911 is an idiot enough as it stands, so the comment wouldn't surprise me. This coming from the person who got scammed into babysitting for less than minimum wage.
fluffyjenn		#82	[-]
Posts: 5959 (06/20/2008 6:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	KellyDoll wrote: I just think there are a lot of sterotypes floating around. My parents did give me A LOT. I won't lie. I got a lot of extras, but they also taught me the value of a dollar and hard work. I did very well in school and didn't have an actual job until I was 18. Does it mean I got EVERYTHING I wanted? No. I did work around the house for extra things I wanted. I also babysat. Just because parents give their kids a lot of stuff, doesn't mean they are worthless. It doesn't mean they are irresponsible, and it doesn't mean they aren't ever going to get a good job on their own. I just hate hearing people say that they aren't going to give their kids ANY extras, they must work work work, etc. Yeah, it doesn't mean you can sit on your ass all day and watch tv, but I see nothing wrong with parents giving extras to their children as long as they are teaching them responsibility and how to be good people overall. A teenager doesn't HAVE to work in order to appreciate things or to turn out a better person. I can't believe this, but I agree with you, KellyDoll. My parents never required me to work. They sent me traveling when I was in high school through student ambassador programs and college study programs. It obviously paid off. I skipped my senior year of high school to go to a top ranked university, and I'm now about to graduate from a top 10 ranked graduate program. My parents obviously have a very similar parenting philosophy to yours. While I never got everything I wanted, I worked hard in school, didn't slack around the house, and I didn't turn out to be a completely spoiled brat.
KellyDoll		#83	[-]
Posts: 1767 (06/20/2008 6:44 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	lol. ok. (regarding gravis911's post above)
Heather125		#84	[-]
Posts: 11848 (06/20/2008 6:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	My kids will absolutly have a job. No sense in hanging around the house in the summer when they could be doing something productive and earning some spending money.
gravis911		#85	[-]
Posts: 10181 (06/20/2008 6:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	FluffyJenn- I think it's awesome that you traveled though a student ambassador and college study program. That's 110% more worthwhile, IMO, than a summer job.
Dirty Coke		#86	[-]
Posts: 8814 (06/20/2008 6:49 PM) JJB Smartass '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	gravis911 wrote: FluffyJenn- I think it's awesome that you traveled though a student ambassador and college study program. That's 110% more worthwhile, IMO, than a summer job. I agree. And I think that's different.
KellyDoll		#87	[-]
Posts: 1768 (06/20/2008 6:51 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	For people saying they are going to make their kids work. Would you find volunterring and/or traveling acceptable?? I think a lot of those experiences can be greater in life than working down at the local Subway.
EJFiederer		#88	[-]
Posts: 7697 (06/20/2008 6:51 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I starting babysitting at 14 and splurged on a turtleneck for $3.99. My parents never bought me clothes again.
dear lady		#89	[-]
Posts: 35539 (06/20/2008 6:53 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	If they're in their later teens and want to spend it on their own little necessities, I think getting a job is a great idea. Do I think they HAVE to or should be REQUIRED? No.
the lakes slave		#90	[-]
Posts: 54620 (06/20/2008 6:57 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I never worked when I was in high school. Every family is different.
NCCyberchica		#91	[-]
Posts: 5595 (06/20/2008 7:31 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	ADHDforLIFE wrote: I think it's embarassing when people who are 18 and 19 have never had jobs. I'm 21 and have never had a job (I'll be starting my career in August in a full-time position). I'm not embarrassed in the least and in fact I feel fortunate that I haven't had to. Even though I've never worked, I have done summer internships so that's been my "work". It's not like I would ask my parents for money during the summer either. My brother is more into getting material things (like a brand new motorcycle last summer) so that's the reason why he chooses to work. ETA: Another big reason why I never worked during the summer was because we would travel often (like 2 or 3 vacations) so I wasn't home much. Plus I figure that I'll be working for the rest of my life starting in August so I might as well enjoy the little bit of free time that I have left Edited By: NCCyberchica 06/20/2008 7:37 PM. Edited 1 times.
Froggy86		#92	[-]
Posts: 9217 (06/20/2008 7:32 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Yes.
Angelpopstar7		#93	[-]
Posts: 26543 (06/20/2008 7:34 PM) News Editor Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	If they want things, yes. Otherwise, no. They just better not go running to mommy and daddy for money all the time.
CHIPPOMAN81		#94	[-]
Posts: 13026 (06/20/2008 7:46 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	If I was in the position that they never had to work, I'd let them go through life without ever working. That sounds weird and spoiled, but life experience and development is a very personal, individual matter, IMO. My not working in no way harms anyone else, just as someone who has worked since the age of 16 does not affect my life.
doylefan2002		#95	[-]
Posts: 8717 (06/20/2008 9:23 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Of course they should. It keeps them out of trouble and makes them appreciate the value of a dollar rather than treating their parents like an ATM.
yvettemarie21		#96	[-]
Posts: 22755 (06/20/2008 9:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I grew up not having to work until I was 23. While I was in high school, it was practically forbidden in my house. I begged, but my mom said no every time. My mom wanted to me to have my fun while I was young. In my early 20's I was in school off/on, was sick and unable to work, then I taking care of my terminally ill grandmother. I would work off/on when I needed to buy extras or go on vacation or if my mom needed me to fill in somewhere (she managed a staffing agency). I have been working since my grandmother passed (I'm 28 now), and although I am VERY grateful that I had the life I did...sometimes I wish I had worked. If I were to ever have kids, I might let them get a job for the summer but probably would not enforce it. But they also probably wouldn't be allowed to spend money like I did.
yvettemarie21		#97	[-]
Posts: 22756 (06/20/2008 9:42 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Oh and I feel the need to say this - there were a lot of people who used to make fun of/look down on my best friend and I because we lived at home for a long time and didn't have to work. She was in school full time and her parents paid for everything. But you know what? Out of everyone that made fun of us and talked shit - they are no better off than we are.
hellokittyprincess087		#98	[-]
Posts: 7930 (06/20/2008 9:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Yes. When I have kids I would want them to have a part time job in the summer. Or at least be involved in some sort of activities, like sports or volunteering.
AudaciousAudrey		#99	[-]
Posts: 13332 (06/20/2008 9:43 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	When I was 16, my parents bought me a car and said I needed to pay for my own gas. They didn't throw a bunch of responsibility on me but it was just enough to teach me how to work for what I want/need.
simplyg		#100	[-]
Posts: 11168 (06/20/2008 9:46 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	a teenager who wants a materialistic things (clothes, car, cell phone, etc.). Should he or she be expected to work? Yep. I mean, it depends on the parents, but I know that if I have any children, they will be expected to buy their own materialistic things once they're 16 (birthdays and holidays aside, of course). I would get my teen a car (a paid-in-cash, usedmobile - not that fresh-off-the-lot stuff), but (s)he would be responsible for insurance, gas, maintenance, etc. And I wouldn't get the car if (s)he didn't already have a job. That's how my folks did it with me and it seemed pretty fair.

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