Stupid Kids

My mom woke up yesterday morning and noticed that Jesse and Sarah’s tires were flat. When they got a better look at them, they noticed that nails had been shot into them with a nail gun. So, four tires were ruined, my dad had to take the day off the get them fixed, let’s not even talk about the money they had to spend at Les Schwab. At first they thought that maybe one of Jesse’s friends did it, and then they noticed another car down the street with the same problem.

I just don’t understand what the hell is going on with teenagers. I’m assuming the culprits were teenagers simply because I can’t imagine an adult getting much satisfaction out of something like this. I don’t remember ever being destructive just for fun. I did do some rebellious things like steal the occasional cigarette or beer from my parents, but that only affected me. I would have never gotten the idea to take a nail gun to a sleeping stranger’s car tires. I wouldn’t have even been in the same company with people who would have thought that would be cool.

I’m sure that some people would like to blame Susanville for being a sleepy town that can’t keep the kids entertained. But I think that’s a ridiculous thought. Susanville hasn’t changed that much since I was a teenager and I never got into trouble like that. There must be something wrong if these kinds of kids can’t be satisfied with a movie or walk around town on a Friday night.

And look at the kids who are doing what’s called ‘farming’. These are parties where every person has to bring a handful of any kind of medicine that’s in their parent’s medicine cabinet. They mix all the drugs in a bowl and then each take a handful with a beer. I was amazed when I heard kids were doing this, and also very worried. It’s only been six years since I was a senior in high school and just look at what the kids are doing now to get their kicks. Six years…..what’s going to be around when my kids are in high school? I don’t even want to think about it!