Quote Originally Posted by JeenYuss
yes but notice your heavy usage of "typically" "chances are" etc.

my main point is there are more responsible 15 year olds out there then you think, only the bad ones get credit/bad rep for bein bad an the good ones like me get jack shit

Why do you need credit or good rep for doing a good job? The irresponsible parent is a negitive thing and a negitive thing is a problem that needs attention to be fixed. A responsible or positive parent doesn't need to be fixed and is doing fine on it's own. Parenting itself is the all the reward you need. I look to my child to see I've done a good job because that is the only accurate critic. The fact that you are looking for the people around you to \reassure you and tell you you're doing good shows you have some immature insecurities, and a need to prove yourself to others. If you are a young parent one of things you must do is is do it for yourself and the child only and no one else. It has to be important enough for you to want to do it and want to do a good job to have the chance to be honored being a parent, as well as do it to be there for your child to have the best life you can give them, if you don't have a healthy balance between the two the situation tends to breed tensions on all side in this generation and the next.