Life as a Teen... Rambles...

Secrets told

Memories ignored

Trust broken

Look at me once

See I am

Sorry

I’m losing

You

My friend

Wash the hurt

Away with your

Tears that heal

My love

I betrayed

You

I

Am

Sorry

Being a teenager really sucks. There’s the uncertainty of your future (although that comes with every age). Not knowing who you are (as a person, friend, relative). You are constantly changing and growing (change happens, if you accept it and make the best of it, that’s up to you). So much emotion (and most of it you can’t seem to understand what you’re feeling). A lot that’s expected of you (high expectations that you seem you can’t reach). So much drama (jealousy and jumping to conclusions has a lot to do with that).

And through all that you have to…

Find the right balance between privacy and blunt truth. Family and friends. Yourself and others. Fun and seriousness. That’s hard to do.

But you need to enjoy life…

And to do that, you need to enjoy what you do, learn to love to learn. But it seems school is just sucking all of the creativity and individuality out of learning (that’s a different post though… sometime later). I’m happy about where I’m at, I go to a Charter School, project based learning, and I love it!

Find things you are passionate about…

And become educated in the area of interest. There’s nothing more annoying then trying to have a conversation with unintelligible people. Even though it humors me often, it’s annoying.

Accept who you are…

Don’t let people change you. Being true to yourself is a big issue as a teen, first that means knowing who you are. That’s a long journey and takes years and years of searching. Stand your ground on things you believe (but don’t argue if you don’t know what you’re talking about). Stand up for yourself and what you believe in.

And with all of this…

You have to deal with, family issues (not everyone’s life is wonderful and easy), government and the impact it has on your life (which I could ramble on and on about, but won’t), education, sexuality, sex, morals, and all the obstacles thrown in front of you.

It’s tough

Hang in there

All will blow over

I

Promise

You