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ISSUE 3
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little thistles:
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A Birthday Party- Well, of Course!
by Tamara Tanaskovic, 19
What should a birthday party look like? You invite friends
to a juice, then you listen to some silent music and soon they go home
because they do not want to be bothered with your presence for too long.
Sounds dull, don't you think? If you don't want your party to end like
this, you have to create a proper atmosphere. Here is how you can make
the best of it.
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possible way of doing things is renting a big place- a café would be the
best solution. Then you should buy drinks. Remember, try to find a balance
between spirits and soft drinks. Another thing you have to do is to hire
a good DJ - if the music fails, you can say goodbye to any atmosphere.
When you, finally, arrange all this you can relax and enjoy the view!
The other way round, if you are not familiar with how much money is needed
for this kind of celebration, you will have to economize a little bit.
That is the way I did it. I bought some drink and food, collected CDs
from almost everyone I know and invited friends to come to my place. Balieve
it or not - the party was pure success!
So, you can have it in a café or at home but the point remains the same
- make your birthday party as much fun as possible and enjoy it!
An Only Child
by Antonije Radic
I am an only child in my family. I wanted a brother or
a sister, but my mother always told me that there conditions were bad.
Now, when I am 16,and when conditions for a baby are better I don`t want
it any more.
I had much luck when I was a child. I had almost everything that any child
would want. But, until I was seven I didn`t stop pestering my mum to bear
me a brother. As I was getting older i saw that living without brothers
or sisters is not too bad. I had all the privileges, going everywhere
with my parents. I think the best part of me, is that my parents haven’t
spoiled me so much as some kids are. I used to be selfish, but as I was
growing up I saw that that lifestyle is not for me. Now when I am of this
age I like being alone, but I think that when I am 25 or so I will be
totally alone, no brothers or sisters that I could trust or talk to.
Understanding Parents and Untypical Teenagers
by Maja Mitrovic
When we consider teenagers and their parents as representatives
of younger and older generation we ask ourselves whether they can be friends
or not and who of them is responsible for that.
We know that teenagers live through a special period. They are still growing.
They are not like experienced people and neither are they children. Also
they have their own attitudes and most of them are impulsive so they cannot
accept their parents' advice. In contrast most of parents think that they
are always right and have more experience about life. They often don't
accept problems of their children seriously, they don't have much time
to spend with them because they are occupied with their jobs. But there
are parents who aren't occupied with jobs, who have
free time. Some of theme are conservative and cannot understand teenagers'
life. They quarrel with their children about going out , clothes, hairstyle,
make-up, piercing, tattoos. On the other hand, teenagers are often obstinate
and they don't listen to elders. All of this leads to the conclusion that
they can never be friends.
But people are not similar. There are teenagers who aren't typical and
parents who can understand their children. Friendly relationship between
them depends on parents. They have to make it from the start. Confidence,
respect, understanding have to exist between teens and parents. Parents
are the most responsible for that. In this world there are parents who
would put off all their problems about job, personal life in order to
solve problems of their children. Also many teenagers are not typical
so they can accept parents' advice, they can control themselves.
In my opinion teenagers and parents can be friends. I may have that opinion
because I am not a typical teenager and I always agree with my parents
who are not conservative and always try to understand me.
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