I Watched Outer Banks on Netflix — This is How I Know I am a Teacher | Community

The young adult, action-packed, teen drama that is Outer Banks is now #1 on Netflix. I’ll admit I was reluctant to watch a show full of teens and often found myself shaking my head at these kids’ antics while muttering, “No way. C’mon now,” at the screen. But by episode 2 I was hooked and had to know what happened.

If you haven’t seen the show, basically a teenager and his friends go on a treasure hunt related to his father’s disappearance. There are parties, drugs, romances, and fights sprinkled throughout the show too. A beach town where there are two kinds of people: Pogues or Kooks. And there is also me. A teacher and parent. And I have a few things I have to say.

*Spoilers Ahead*

1. Where are these kids’ parents most of the time?

Episode 1 I often questioned where these kids’ parents were, but I chalked it up to being one day in the summer. They all probably told their parents they were going to hang out at so-so’s house for the day and evening. I even let it slide when they had an all-out kegger on the beach at night.

However, by Episode 3 I was screaming at the television, “WHERE’S THE PARENTAL SUPERVISION!!?” One kid had a rager at his house and people were doing…