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In recent years, I have attained witness to numerous instances of myself, my friends, and peers being sheltered. Some due to parental constraints and others due to their lack of responsibility, both experience the same result. As I turned fifteen I became avent in my search for employment. However, most business' are reluctant to hire a young, inexperienced teenager. After I succeeded in my search I encouraged my best friend Nick to do the same as I thought it would be benefitial to his growth. Although he did not //have// to work because of his parents millionaire status I tried to explain the importance of getting a job. Two years later and months before our high school graduation, he has still yet to obtain a one. I still stress the emphasize the need to bear a work ethic, to learn the value of a dollar, and thrive in a diverse atmosphere. These are immense issues that everyone needs to learn in order to adapt and flourish in the real world after you leave the comfort and security of mommy and daddy. And that is exactly what jobs provide. He has yet to mature and until he enrolls in these responsibilities I have nothing but pity for him and the surprise that will be in store for him as an adult.

It is not uncommon in Asian-American households to set mild or extreme restrictions on their children. Their culture expects good behaviour and full attention to be on schoolwork and their related activities. One instance of a setback caused by this is of my Japanese-American friend Jihyun. His parents constrain his focus to the classroom and refuse to allow attempts of obtaining a driver's license until he reaches the age of eighteen. This will incite inexperience that may cause danger on the road when he finally receives it. The chosen legal age that a teenager is able to operate a car is set for a reason. The advantages of an early reception outweigh the dangers in postponing it. The responsibilities he will endure as he matures to eighteen will be overwhelming and an added concept of driving will also be new to him. This stress on the highway may result in accidents that can take his or another person's life. This incident of being sheltered will affect him in a negative way more than positively.

I have a neighbor who's mother is greatly overprotective of her daughter. Amberlin, the daughter, deals with her mother's numerous supressions on a daily basis. Her mother has implemented several neighborhood restraining orders against many of the other residents forcing them to not speak or come near her daughter because she is paranoid about her daughter's well-being. As my mother and another neighbor were having a conversation about our upcoming mission trip to Mexico, Amberlin overheard and asked if she could come with us. My mother was delighted because every person contributes a lot to the cause. She gave her instructions on what to do to prepare for the trip. When Amberlin's mother found out about her daughter's plans she exploded. She jumped to the conclusion that my mother was trying to take her daughter out of the country for some reason and quickly called the police to inform them of my mother's "evil" actions. The police then spoke with the church that was planning the mission and knew that this was a situation of an overprotective mother. After a few efforts of Amberlin's mother attempting to distance her daugher from my mom, she succeeded in expressing her lies to the neighborhood officials and added another order to her collection for my mother not to speak to Amberlin anymore. (Although they already knew of her paranoia, they gave in) This intense sheltering of her daughter is depressing and forces her behaviour to develop as an outcast.