Kids Gone Wild Judith Warner Summary

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The title “Kids Gone Wild” by Judith Warner is very significant and it say everything about today’s kids. As a teen myself, I agree that I shouldn’t act rudely sometime. I snapped at my family quite often and started to call me mean and rude. Of course, I didn’t notice my behavior change since I enter high school and my work load increased. It wasn’t until when I started course selection and chose harder courses that my sister told me I’ve changed. I felt too stressed out and overwhelmed by the work load that I didn’t care about my behavior anymore. I’m more emotional and rude, I didn’t wanted it to be that way but I can’t control my emotion as I did before. Thus, I understand what the author is pointing out in today’s kids. My mom doesn’t

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