2. Other teenagers can be cruel.
3. You forget what it's like to be a child and to be carefree.
4. There are countless nights of silent crying into your soaked pillowcase and open eyelids as your mind races like a speeding train.
5. You wish you could Photoshop your body the way you see in magazines and billboards.
6. Speaking your mind is a death penalty.
7. Friends can be fake, relationships may be a ticket in the bedroom.
8. Pressures to get into Harvard, BYU, Yale, and Oxford. Instead of beauty school, community college, or no school at all.
9. These are the years you will remember the most.
10. Deciding which to cut out; social life or passing grades.
11. Everyone is connected but unconnected from the world.
12. It's hard to find REAL friends and REAL people.
13. Every parent and adult says "back in my day we didn't have the internet or cell phones."
14. Trying to find yourself while becoming lost along the way.
15. Trying to live up to the expectations of your parents, grandparents, teachers, and everyone around you.
And 16. Finding the courage in every nook and cranny of your heart and mind to be yourself and be proud.
One word: WOW. also, yes.
ReplyDeletei feel every word of this post and i think i'm going to print this out and tape it on my wall
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