I find it amazing as to how young adults act in certain situations. When their pride or toughness is put to the test they always take a route where they overreact to prove that they are cool or whatever you may call it. There may have been some situations when I was younger where this type of behavior was evident, but I see the same young adults choose the same reactions over and over again. It makes me wonder whether these actions are their genuine feelings or if it is all a contrived act. The latter of the two is what I lean on the majority of the time, and it is what most corrections workers call putting up a front. Instead of talking out their feelings, the youth take to aggressive behavior and continually put themselves in bad situations. Its amazing how hard it is to get some of these youths to open up to you and convey their feelings, but once you do the intrinsic rewards are fantastic. Once you make these indivduals admit their wrongdoings there is a light that comes on in them that is a wonderful thing to sit back and watch. These young adults continually grow on you and the need for you to be near them grows in you also. This really is probably the only job I have ever had where I actually look forward to going to work.
