Tag Archives: teen parenting

Is ‘bullying’ natural selection?

By Carles | October 4, 2009

I recently watched this Public Service Announcement filmed by some Latina High School Reject. Apparently, ‘bullying’ is a huge problem in public and private high schools these days. I am not sure if this is a ‘new problem’, or possibly a problem that has ‘been around for a long time.’ According to [...]

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I recently escorted my teenage daughter to an independent rock concert.

By Carles | September 15, 2009

Photo by thecobrasnake

My daughter begged and begged for the opportunity to see one of her favourite indie bands. Of course, with a name like that, I certainly had never heard of them, nor had I heard their music…except for when she hijacks the car stereo… Colour me unimpressed with all of this modern rock [...]

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Should tweens and entry level alts boycott Girl Talk live performances because they are not ‘green’ enough?

By Carles | August 28, 2009

PHOTOS BY CLARISSA ROUDABUSH VIA freewilliamsburg

As you know, I have refrained from blogging about the Girl Talk live experience because of his increasing levels of inauthenticity. However, I noticed a lot of terrible things happening at his show that have to do with one of my biggest passions–’going green.’ For those of you who [...]

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My parents drive a car that makes me look poor.

By Carles | July 17, 2009

Recently, my parents purchased a Dodge Dakota Sport (extended cab).
Photo via lookbook

I am embarrassed, even though the car was very economical, and made tons of sense for our four-person nuclear family. I make my parents drop me off a block away from school, just in case people ‘judge me’ based on the car that [...]

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