those are great peoms! here's another one..


YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND ME.

I'm not a child anymore,
I can do it on my own.
I'm not an adult yet,
I can't drive myself to school.
I need to express myself,
Were your bell-bottoms so much better
than mty flannel?
I like this kind of music,
What's wrong with it?
I'm not a "Model Child"
So what? Were you?
I'm not like everyone else,
You needed to have your own
identity, too.
You're too overprotective,
Did you thinkI'd get mugged at the
mall with eight other people?
I need my privacy,
The "knock, Please" sign on my door is
there for a reason.
I'm not trying to leave home,
I just need my space.
You underestimate me,
I can choose good friends without help.
Please try to understand,
I'm not like you, I'm like me!

-Amanda Schroepfer, age 14,
Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout Council,
New Jersey