Let’s face it, teenagers don’t always make the best choices.
This is not to say that they are the only ones, however, due to stubborn and independence, they sometimes make worse ones that other age groups.
I know that when I was in my own teens I made some that could have been devastating if not for the assistance of my family. My niece was going through these type of times when she made a choice that could have ended her life. She had rented her first apartment in a less than desirable part of town and we worried about her safety on a daily basis. The neighborhood was known for gang violence but the rent was cheap and she kept saying that she was fine. When winter arrived and she realized that the heat in the place didn’t work that well she decided that she could fix the problem herself. She started blocking off the air vents so that the heat would only be directed into the rooms that she used. That didn’t really help that much so she decided to go to the local thrift store and see if they had any portable heaters for sale. Now, if there is anything you probably shouldn’t buy at a thrift store, it is a portable heater. Many times these are old and outdated or they don’t work that well to begin with. She learned this lesson really fast when she plugged in the one she found and sparks started shooting from it. This could have caused a fire and she could have lost everything, including her life. When she admitted to her parents that this was a problem they finally convinced her to move have home until she could afford a better place with reliable heat.