I think some adults need to realize that teens don’t dislike adults because teens are rebellious and punk, a lot of kids and teens dislike adults because every interaction they’ve had with them is dismissing and condescending
I’m not even a teenager anymore and I still feel like this.
Notice the fact that when teenagers have favorite teachers it’s the teachers who treat them as equals and don’t talk down to them but with them
My all time favorite teacher in Highschool is my favorite because I can bitch to him about my day and he’ll either see my side and agree or help me see the other side and calm down a bit. He can do the same talking to me about what’s going on. And it means a lot when we’re able to talk like that.