So us teachers somehow become substitute mothers for our students. Having teenage kids myself I worry that they might get themselves into all sorts of trouble...these thoughts actually keep me awake nights. Seeing what my students are capable of doing, especially since they're far away from home...and their parents, makes me be on alert at all times now.
Take this kid, for instance: He's been losing sleep because he's studying for exams (I don't entirely believe that) he's eating poorly (whether it is by choice or lack of money I can't say)and then he goes out partying with his buddies and gets mega-drunk on COGNAC. Hello???!!! Cognac is hard liquor, you are supposed to have a snifter for digestive purposes (or to try to look refined, which I don't think was this kid's intention at all) but he went ahead and drank the whole bottle. Results? Well, he fainted during a conference and then he went into respiratory failure, they had to give him CPR!!! Now if you ask me, the kid has been neglecting himself for some time and none of us knew about it. But take my word for this: The truth eventually comes out.
What's my point? Well, you can party and have fun while you're in school but there has to be some balance in life. Even if you're young, neglect during those years can bring serious health issues and repercussions.
Please be safe.
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