First Kids

I know what you are thinking right now. You are thinking about first borns. No, that is not what my topic means. I mean first kids like the kids who live in the White House.

Most people want to be first kids, but I think that there are some disadvantages of being a first kid. One of them is that every thing you do ends up on the newspaper. If you flunk the big math test, it ends up on the newspaper or on tv. I am not saying that all of the atention is bad, but most of the times reporters focus on bad things instead of the good.

Also the other thing is there is pressure on you. There is the pressure of living up to your parent's and the public's expectations. It is another thing to live up to your potential, but everybody excpects you to do something as important as one of your parents. It is hard enough having the pressure of getting good grades when you are a normal person now you have to be perfect every second of every minute. This is the reason many first kids take up drinking or some type of drug. They use alcohol and drugs to soothe the pressure and pain.

There are also advantages of living in the White House. There is a pool, bowling alley, and a private movie theater. What kid wouldn't love that? Plus, the famous Easter Egg Roll celebration takes place right there at the front porch of the White House, which is really cool because many celebrities come there to perform. For exmaple, last year the Jonas Brothers performed at the Easter Egg Roll. Also, many world leaders and other presidents drop by constantly.

So my advice to the new first kids Sasha and Malia Obama is to have fun and just be kids. I know it is kind of hard to not be kids when you have the secret service watching you 24/7 but they should try their best.

Being a Teenager is Hard!

You know it is we are only starting the second quarter and you already have tons of homework and projects, especially if you are 6th grade and up. Some of the projects are have of your grade and are due next week, but you don't have anytime to finish them or start them for that matter. I mean you have after school programs, clubs, and sports.
Your parents are nagging you to get a good grade, but they don't really give you the time to study. Every weekend they ask you to do volunteer work, visit some relatives, and other things. I am not saying these things are bad, but come on they can't excpect a good grade without giving the time. So now you have to dread the end of the quarter or the next test, because you didn't study.
Even if you somehow manage to get a good grade they act as if it is nothing. They brush it off as if it is usual and like you haven't labored all quarter. Don't you hate it when parents act like that ? If you get a good grade, they see as nothing. If you get a bad grade they ground you until you bring up your grade. I think that is very obnoxious.
This is only the beginning. You also have your social life, a reputation to uphold. There is gossip, who is going out with who, what your frenemy says behind your back, and what other people think of you. Many people say they don't care what other people think, but we all know that you care very much. I completly understand, I mean who wants to be called mean things behind their backs?
There is also you social status. Are you popular or not? Does your crush likes you back or not? These are just a few, but all I can say is that being a teenage is hard. It sometimes makes me wish I was a little girl again.