This is a really new holiday founded by Hollister in 2020. Hollister is dedicated to helping all teens worldwide feel their most confident, comfortable and capable.
For me this National Day and the project is interesting as a teacher and a parent of a teenager. For me the song I hear today is Teenage Wasteland by Pete Townshend and the Who. The teenage years are like none other the best of times and the worst of times. The struggle of the teenager is well defined. To me it is a call to attention to see teenagers as more than waste and wasted and to listen to them and give them the opportunity for their voice to be heard and be more than teenage wasteland.
Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
My kids ain't gonna break my heart
My greed ain't gonna spoil their part
This land just has to be a new one
I'm gonna tan underneath a new sun
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only Teenage Wasteland
Don't have the latest suit
The long grass is my fruit
I am nearly an ordinary man
The family is free
To do just as they please
We all sleep together in the caravan
Hey you!
Don't walk on the turnips!
My lord
When will they ever learn it?
Look there
Nations of travelling children
No where to go
To escape the chill wind
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only Teenage Wasteland
My kids ain't gonna break my heart
My greed ain't gonna spoil their part
This land just has to be a new one
I'm gonna tan underneath a new sun
Sally, take my hand
Travel south cross land
Put out the fire
And don't look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get home
Before we get older
Teenage Wasteland
Teenage Wasteland
Teenage Wasteland
It's only Teenage Wasteland
Teenage Wasteland
It's only Teenage Wasteland
Teenage Wasteland
It's only Teenage Wasteland
They're all wasted!
If you are interested in how Hollister helps teenagers or the grants they offer you can find more. They are more than just a business. They find practical ways for teenagers to express confidence.