Give them a break

The century long debate stands,

Freedom of Speech VS Responsible Freedom of Speech.

Was surfing Omy.sg and saw the news about Shawn and his blog post about his Math teacher whom he dislikes.

Cut the kid some slack people. At least he's normal. At least he's got a place for him to release his emotions. Would you have rather he kept everything to himself at the age of what? 15? The period of time where all teenagers go through an incredible change physically, emotionally and mentally?

Look at the teenage stars in America? Home Alone kid Macaulay Culkin, even Michael Jackson. These kids never had the chance to grow up as a normal kid, they never got to do the usual silly stuff kids ARE EXPECTED to do because the pressure was all on them. That they were stars, they were supposed to be role models.

If you want a role model. Go look for someone else. Don't put the responsibility on the kid. He has a life to lead. His own problems to face.

Sure, he's the winner of a singing competition. So what?

To all the adults out there who have kids of your own. Try keep check the kids in your own backyard before you start shooting your arrows at others. I bet you don't even know your own kid has a secret blog where the F words are being used so much more frequently.

Look past the content, these things they write are merely another way for you to understand the issues they are going through. If you're not going to help them, then cut them some slack.

I've read tons of such blogs, and I must say Mr Tok's blog already has alot of positive material in there. He's got a strong sense of what he wants and a good personality from the number of good friends he has around him. If you want him to be blogging everyday about inspirational stuff, I suggest you people go get yourself a religion. Don't put that pressure on him.

Cut these "superstar" kids some slack.

Cut us some slack.

We're not saints.

Like in the bible where the Pharisees(teachers of the law) brought an adulteress to Jesus and asked in a bid to trap him and persecute him:

"Here is an adulteress, according to the law, she should be stoned. What will you do with her?"

Jesus merely said "Any of you who has never sinned in your life may stone her."

Slowly, one by one the pharisees walked away, disgraced by their failure to trap Jesus in a corner with their worldly laws.

Cut the kid some slack, don't be a pharisee.