Mall Won't Allow Teens in Without Parents
so, the Pheasant Lane Mall will no longer allow teenagers under the age of 16 in without someone over 21/a parent accompanying them. supposedly there has been a big problem with large groups of skanky (from what i gather) teens who are hanging out and being disruptive instead of shopping.
at first, i was a little indignant about this. i mean, i was a teenager once. i spent MANY a friday and saturday night at the mall hanging out. Jenny and I even had our own bench (in between the candy store and Nine West) and our own song ("Wannabe", when it played in 5-7-9 the sales associates would be like "girls, your song is on!").
but i digress.
when i thought more about it, i have to say i agree with this new rule. first of all, as a teen mall rat, while i was doing alot of "hanging out" i was also doing alot of shopping. second of all, my friends and i were always well dressed and polite. the teens they mention in the article above are the EXACT kind of kids that annoy the frig out of me at the mall in my town. and to be honest, if those kinds of kids were trolling the malls when i was a kid, i would have GLADLY picked another mall to go to.
i know that they have emotional issues, and hormonal problems, and whatnot. but no one wants to be around a bunch of goth wannabes, singing Avril Lavigne at the top of their lungs and passing around a half full bottle of Grape Robbitussin. we don't want to witness a teenybopper mini drama between Slutty Girl in Poufy Skirt A and Slutty Girl in Pleather Pants B involving the exchange of f words and slaps while Annoying-White-Hat-Wearing-Red-Eye-Sporting-Boys C and D cheer you on.. Especially when we have other things on our minds like the shoe sale at Macy's.
and you know those BCBG sandals hardly ever go one sale.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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Actually, since we moved, that particular mall is not too far from us, and you certainly hit the nail on the head with the kids that troll that mall on Fri/Sat nights. Like you I was a little indignant on principle when I first heard that story, but now that I'm you know, old, I quickly became glad.
Because they annoy the frig out of me too!
Erin
www.pinkandgreengirl.com
even when i was a teenager those kids annoyed me. and you better believe they still do. i'm not in favor of parents just leaving their kids at the mall (or anywhere for that matter) to do whatever they want like it's a big babysitter or something.
ew ya jaime, we went to the loews @ the loop in methuen (best movie theater ever) last weekend and it was swarmed with them, theres benches where they hang out and everythign they were just everywhere, even outside smoking and making out(that was me back in the day) but the mall is the same way and it is sooo annoying. they should ban teeny-hoodlums from everywhere public. i know for a fact that public would have been better off w/out me in it(and i wasnt even that bad)
but it does suck for the few responsible ones
I totally agree this is a good idea because, as we all know, these kids are annoying. But how are they going to enforce this? IDs to enter a mall??? And what about those good, loser kids (like my friends and I in high school) who actually went to the mall to shop? When I was at summer camp, my friend was at the mall! And Stoli's right - if they're not at the mall, where are they gonna be and what are they gonna be doing? :/
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