these things are going to happen. larry, you have to think about it. these kids are taught by us to be nasty. i mean, even "american idol" you have judges that say nasty things to the people out there trying their best. we have reality television. what's the exciting part of reality television, when people are nasty to each other and it's mean. much of what you heard on radio, on television, on music and on the internet is all mean. we have raised our children to believe mean is the norm. we really shouldn't be surprised, but we have to stop it. >> larry: good point. as we know, not all teens behave badly. a case in point is our cnn hero of the week. a big-hearted bookworm who helps abused and homeless children. mackenzie lives with an agonizing and incurable disease but spends her time easing the pain of others by sharing her secret for relief. reading. she's only 16.