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Freedom

‘YOU’ RE- SO:
would i love to live'on my
that’ freedom!’?

-an ‘apartment; on my Own, ive
mom ‘passed away. thispast sum-.
mer and my. “dad lives in 100 Mite’
. House, so °. he visits on: the
weekends, -

Sure, . being on our. own ‘means
more. freedom,'. but ‘there: is <a
' down: side’too. You have to do
“your own ° “laundry,.
vacuuming, cleaning, and cooking

othe: other day all:

“boards are worse:

lucky!: 1°

dishes, .~

just another word
_ The pros and cons of living on your own

“friends ‘went skiing. was at home
doing the laundry because | had
been sick and’ missed doing the
laundry the week before.

There’s no one telling me to

clean my room.or eat my veggies,

yet sometimes I miss those words.

- Now that I have to cook it is just

a bother dragging out the pots
and.pans to cook something just:

formes. | :
You should | see my fridge: a

small litre of sour milk ‘and’ a
couple of rotten apples. My cup-
Kraft dinner
and stale potato chips. ['d rather
eat ‘out.<It's cleaner, faster, ‘and :
probably tastes better too. -

Sure, I don’t have a curfew, but
what does that matter when all my .
friends do. anyway. 1 also work,:

so there isn’t much time to get

sick;' but when ‘1, do 1 don’t have
anyone to’ make me ‘chicken soup

or.cail my-school. poet
You: try ‘calling: in sick’ yourself -

want a doctor’s note. "Id rather
‘not call.:os) -. an
You don’t. realize all the small

“things your parents do, like giving

you. that ‘extra.$10 to go’to the
movies or ironing your shirt when

, you ’re in a rush.

It’s” all: the” little things - -T. miss

the most." |
“I don’t have anyone bugging me
to get up in the mornings but you

_ don’t know how easy it is to sleep.
- in or-how many morning classes 1

have missed because I've hit the ”

| —- youth Sia: sous

“1S; “THERE ‘something at school,
“or something in. life. as: a- Notth
Vanner that needs ‘te be changed?
Do ‘you’. ‘feel that.:the’:school |
distric! tis doing what it wants with
‘no say. fromthe youth, involved?. :

‘Is'there a: ‘complaint you" ve had, :

-but ‘no one-has listened? ‘-
Do“ you - a ‘changes in - the
School system? "ye 1,

If. any ‘of. these apply 6 you: or:

“you've. got something . else ‘to
add, you may -be. interested in the:

new Youth. Council for the-youth .

of North“ Vancouver.” It doesn’t
matter where’ you’re from —. city
“district, he ‘in this
“together. ; vee
But: you. “West. Vanner:
: * there,” ‘don’t. worry. “ You’ve- got
your own Youth Council already. -
The™:North Vancouver: Youth

"Council is: being supported by the -
newly. formed North Vancouver ;. ;

"Youth : Services: ‘Committee.’ It’ is:
made? up of several community:

svould ‘like: the opportunity “for.

work ° “experience - ‘as part of,
your.” “studies. . ‘Technical. dif-

‘ficulties: made ‘it impossible for:

‘s-some of you to leave messages.
“Sorry. for, the! inconyenience, :
try again this week. :

‘Personal ly

. get-out. and see. what the real

“ world. might. be ‘like.’ If they ©

i decide ‘not, ‘to: g0. to college o

~ decide ; to’ drap* out,; they’!

work. at McDonaid’s ; for. ‘the
rest of their livesc. 2 :

I already, know what Lwant.,

to do ‘and.: 50; 1 won't go into”

this’ experience, but I think’ that“

-Nancouver |, area,
‘growing ‘number of teens who do

“ contributing
-.Council .are asked to attend a
meeting

{think it's a real!
“ty great experience for, teens to”

“By Kris Tuyssuzian

‘ZAP! REPORTER |

from School District #44 and the
‘North .Vancouver Recreation
Commission, as well as councillors
from both. municipal councils.

‘The purpose of this council is to ”

_ give youth an opportunity to have -

,a voice in the decisions that’ affect | '
them. hope

"So there you have it, an pver-
view of who is involved in this. So
-you, the teenager from the North
can join the

want some changcs in their lives.
Any and all teens’ interested in
ideas to’ a- Youth
to be held later this
month or early in February. ,
.For more information, contact.

Caroline Bonesky, Youth Services -
‘Development

: Worker, ° at

cs

984-

it's a really great learning eX-
_ perience for teens. —

Yes, I ‘think it is s very -educa-
_ tional. wo :

snooze button on my alarm a few
times.

1 think the worst thing is to
come home from school at night
and thesw’s no one there to say
“Hi, how was your day?” '

So,.to all of you living on your ~

own, whether in school or not,

“leave the music.on low when: you‘

go out and you won’t feel so lone-

ly when you get home. That little

extra noise helps a lot.’ .
Another tip,. pick up after

-yourself, I. know. you’ve heard. it

before,: but’ it, does work. That
“way, things don’t pile up, and trust
‘me, when there’s no one to tell’
you to pick it up, you won't.

I've’ thought about roommates |
but’ that: would..mean_ picking up
. their mess too. No way;

Also, 1 “wouldn’t have the
privacy. 1, -have, and that would
mean -no;. more. changing or
bathing with the door open...

A roommate would mean more

“without : getting the third’ degree... company and someone with whom,
"Where are your parents?, We -

I could blow. off. steam. However,

in the long run, I think I am bet: .

ter off. without one -— unless he
was incredibly cute, friendly, and
tidy!

lam not: trying to preach. Lam
just trying to tell you that growing
‘up is - not, -always “easy or fun,
_ especially on’ your own. This is my.
opinion but here are some other
opinions from people who are still
at home: ©

CB. IT: wouldn't ‘move ‘out:
because” there’. are too. many.
fesponsibilities: put’ on you. The

WHILE MOST ‘teenagers ‘five “with ‘at -
least with one parent or guardian, there
are some teens who live by themselves.
There’s more+ responsibility and more
work, but also more freedom. Would you
choose to live alone if you could? Why?

», Photo Kris Tuyssuzian a

SUTHERLAND SECONDARY student “Allison |F Poirier, Says | she °
never expected to be juggling housework and laundry along with.

- classes and a job. All of this makes {ving alone a a fot. less attrac:

tive than some teens might expect. Me ey Spat

‘fact that‘l am still j in school would:

make it hard. If I was on my-own

I .would.. have., more ‘freedom ‘so.

then I wouldn’t work at school.
There would ‘be no one to push

me to. do my. homework: so; I'd

probably skip school and party. I
always: say .I wish ‘I’ was.on. my

own but when I think about. it 1

wouldn’ t move out.
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L F., W4 wouldn't move Sout’

“because it’s. too expensive and if‘

was living on my own 1 probably

wouldn't : pay ~ attention:

“school work.’ .
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‘MLM.; “18: I would, love. 10: “be

. able to afford to move out.on my,

own. I .know there: is more: work
but I think ‘it ‘would be worth it.

You ‘only have todo’ that. extra ’

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- move out: :

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-when you want. T. I would: defi initely

G. S.,. 16: I think I could handle

“it on my: own and: ife 1; couldn't

then I would just go ‘back home. I

~ would ‘give it a shot first.'I. mean |

you don’t know ‘until you ‘try and

_ why: not? - It could always work: |

out.

L ‘think that if you ‘don’ t have: to

"move out.on your.own and things
are’. generally - gcing® all. right at
. home, ‘then stay. right where you
are, Often we take for granted all
. the things our parents ¢ do for US.

"Allison Poirier is. a ‘Grade "12
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school.” why

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