I was born in the Rx generation, we had to deal with internal/spiritual war inside our selves and not war itself. We also had to keep our thoughts to ourselves since there was not direct access to Open your mouth before the storm calms. I could tell when he was angry or upset about a Post someone had said. It drove me crazy because I did not understand. Just like he did not understand that when I was a kid we had to hear that annoying modem sound to get online and watch south park destroy christmas.. The beginning of the new generation. I have a step son (had) who I still see each weekend and As all teenagers he is on youtube, playing a new game, texting and I probably don't want to know the rest. I had to really work hard to get him out enjoying things. We started going to the movies at firs. Then it was right backto his phone. Then I started getting him to the rec center. He fell in love with diving and that changed everything. At this point I felt I was able to break through our generation boundary and explain the destruction that social networking can cause. Explain that our mind's do change from sunny to cloudy to thunderstorm and back within a few minutes alone inside our minds. He could relate to this. Now I got him to relax and stop and thing before he replies.
I know that there are many important issues but little by little we can help make sure they learn from our mistakes and hopefully not make those painful mistakes on their own all of the time. It is hard to talk to him about drugs. I did drugs and I don't want to lie to him. When the time comes I will tell him my story. Maybe he will go drinking with friends or get in trouble and maybe he wont. At this point I don't worry but once I start to I can appreciate my mistakes rather than let them hold me back.
