Teen Labor

I strongly believe that teenagers shouldn't be put to work.

This is supposed to be "the greatest time of our lives" so why should it be wasted flipping burgers at Wendy's?

We only have a little time to enjoy our childhood. We only have a little time with no responsibilities other than school. We only have a little time to just worry about ourselves, and not a kid or a spouse. We have to have a job the rest of our lives, this is the little bit of time that we don't. Our whole future is going to be consumed with a job and a family and responsibilities, now is our one chance to be free. We need to embrace this freedom and not let anyone try and take it away from us.

Adults don't understand that we need to be free from work now. They are angry because they have jobs so they try and force them on us so that they don't have to give us any money. They try and compare us to them, saying "I had a job when I was your age." Okay, that doesn't mean it was right..? It doesn't mean we should..? They probably hated having a job at this age, and it's wrong that they want to try and put us through the same treachery. This is the only time you adult people really have to provide for your children, so why can't you just live up to that responsibility? WE ARE KIDS. We shouldn't have to buy our own stuff! We're children for Heaven's sake, we shouldn't need to pay for our own food and soap and clothes! 

The worst thing is when teenagers have to tell their friends that they can't hang out because they have to work. You should never ever have to work as a teenager! Working should not be your top priority, or even a priority at all. You should be able to spend this short amount of your life having fun and being with your friends. We have enough responsibilities with school and activities. Unfortunately, parents don't consider school and all of its activities and homework as "responsibilities" when all they can think about is forcing their kid to work. 

I think they must just want us out of the house sooner than they tell us they do.