When I see posts and members that keep going on with the same thing, when everyone has had enough already, it reminds me a thing I learned about myself. A thing that helped me grow - inside and carrierwise too.

I had a boss, she was the nicest person. I liked her very much, maybe because she was in many ways just like me. She was very passionate about everything, esp. about work. There were times when I knew I was right and she was wrong, there were times when I THOUGHT I was right and she was wrong, and there were times when I just couldn't get my mouth shut And I HAD to tell her that. So, you can imagine, it didn't really matter WHO was right and who was wrong, this always brough a long discussion on why, how, when, where etc. Then, one of our office translators read a joke once about what you "should" do if you want to be in "good" terms with your boss It was exactly what I was doing

I laught at the joke, thought about it and in the future, I tried to not argue anymore. When I knew she was not right or I had a suggestion, I would let her go through the wild mood and then go to her office and mildly propose my opinion. She really appreciated that. We became the bestest friends. I understood that you can give your opinion, but it's not always absolutely necessary and the BIGGEST THING about growing up is NOT to say it everytime. I noticed people started putting more price on my opinion and ME TOO. And it never hurts to think twice.

You talk about teenagers being sensitive. Everyone is sensitive and we should all keep in mind that when stating different opinions, esp. about life style. Tolerance is one think that makes an individual to be a special person.