It's funny cause in my country, I don't remember, ever this trend of the most popular kids, like we would watch in movies.
There were the ones that had the best notes, that behave and never missed classes. There were the rebels that drink and did drugs and missed classes and there were the ones in between.
There were also the punks.
I did not integrate any of these groups.
I had affinity with people from all of the different groups and spend time with all of them at high school.
I was also one of the best students. I was always integrated in classes of best students.
I was very rebel, and spent most of the time, with punks, outside school.
With them, older guys that were already working, I was introduced to alternative music, alternative books and movies.
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I was slightly joking about the dirty mags, I was more making the point that protecting kids from things we think they shouldn't see never worked.
But I'm also not joking, I was definitely friends with one guy who had access to his dads magazine collection.
Personally, I was mostly in the cool kid groups and hovered at the bottom of the top set for most of my school days, leaving curious to understand what the hell school was all about. Adults kept trying to tell me stuff without explaining why, so I didn't bother listening.
It was only when I left school that I really started learning.
I agree with you. Too much protection over kids, may raise insecure adults that frize when dealing with the challenges of life, in all areas.
My mother was a bit protective, but as a rebel, I was very defiant....and many times desobidient. But I did learn a lot, sometimes the hard way. I regret nothing, except the worries that as a teen, I had not the cousciouss to comprehend, and made her go through. The universe gave it all back at me in lessons. Lol
We get what we give.
