I read with interest a completely unsurprising story concerning a recent survey that states 70 percent of teens hide their online behavior from their parents. CNN reporter John D. Sutter, who wrote an online article focused on that particular statistic (and you can virtually hear the sarcasm implied), states, “Here’s a real shocker: Teens are better than their parents at using the Internet, and are likely to hide some of their online behaviors from them.”

Yeah, that’s a real “shocker,” all right.

The fact of the matter is this, parents now have even more responsibility when it comes to raising a child. And in many places across the country – so it seems – the bad numbers are up: increased numbers of sexual predators lurking amongst us; drugs and drug addiction; texting while driving motor vehicle accidents, many fatal; lower grades; less participation; partying hard at a younger age and the list goes on and on.

That texting while driving example, by the way, is one that must be taken seriously, considering more kids are dying in text-related accidents than in drinking while driving incidents.

Think about that one.

Granted, that’s not to say we don’t have some good kids out there, making their grades, graduating, heading to college and the future’s so bright I gotta wear shades (a big thank you to Timbuck3). It’s hard – if not impossible – however, to assume the good outweighs the bad. And the numbers don’t lie.