I don't know if you have suspicious parents, but I sure do. There is almost no reason to be good in the first place. Everything I do leads to suspicion. If they see me wearing a Heavy-metal T-shirt, for example, they will take it as a sign that I am getting into drugs. If I stay out late with friends, they will wonder where I am and give me a long lecture when I come back. But the worst reaction I have ever gotten is when they discovered my spray paint cans.
Now I admit that there are lots of bad things that you can do with spray paint cans. I know some people who do can spray painting graffiti on the sides of buildings, and you can bet that they don't get permission from the owners first! I have even seen a friend spray paint a car one time as a way of getting back at an enemy. But my parents should know that I am above all of that – I am an artist. Every spray paint can that I have is for a noble purpose. I used the black to create bold outlines on some of the work that I do. I use the red to create warm shading and sunset colors. I have dozens of spraypaint cans, because that is the medium that I choose to work in. They don't question my oil paints or acrylics.
I blame sensationalistic news. They saw some special on graffiti spray painting on local news, and ever since then they have been watching me like a hawk. One time, I came home with paint on my hands and they just about flipped out. They figured that it was proof that I had been out with my spray paint cans, painting graffiti all over the town. When I told them that the paint didn't even come from a spray paint can, they wouldn't believe me. Never mind the fact that I had just had art class and hadn't had the chance to scrub off all of the paint!
The fights with my parents over the spray paint cans have made me realize something. When they threatened to take them away, I saw clearly how things work. Kids don't rebel because they want to rebel, but because their parents are being unreasonable. If my parents ever took away my spray paint cans, you can bet that I would start to do graffiti!
Now I admit that there are lots of bad things that you can do with spray paint cans. I know some people who do can spray painting graffiti on the sides of buildings, and you can bet that they don't get permission from the owners first! I have even seen a friend spray paint a car one time as a way of getting back at an enemy. But my parents should know that I am above all of that – I am an artist. Every spray paint can that I have is for a noble purpose. I used the black to create bold outlines on some of the work that I do. I use the red to create warm shading and sunset colors. I have dozens of spraypaint cans, because that is the medium that I choose to work in. They don't question my oil paints or acrylics.
I blame sensationalistic news. They saw some special on graffiti spray painting on local news, and ever since then they have been watching me like a hawk. One time, I came home with paint on my hands and they just about flipped out. They figured that it was proof that I had been out with my spray paint cans, painting graffiti all over the town. When I told them that the paint didn't even come from a spray paint can, they wouldn't believe me. Never mind the fact that I had just had art class and hadn't had the chance to scrub off all of the paint!
The fights with my parents over the spray paint cans have made me realize something. When they threatened to take them away, I saw clearly how things work. Kids don't rebel because they want to rebel, but because their parents are being unreasonable. If my parents ever took away my spray paint cans, you can bet that I would start to do graffiti!
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