In the today’s world being teenager is not easy. There are different challenges that we have to face, decisions to make and choose the roads to take. The people and environment around us greatly affects the way we think and act as teenagers. Being a teenager is difficult but at the same time it is fun. We daily face new experiences. At this point in my life, I feel like I am not a child anymore but I am not really a grown up yet.
As a teenager I have a lot of problems, both small and big, that I deal with every day. To start with my body is changing as I am growing and getting older. Sometimes it can be irritating since it is something new for me. There have been instances where I feel inferior because of these changes in my body. I can’t help but compare myself to the way other teenagers look. I believe that it is during this stage of one’s life when a person is most insecure of his/her physical appearance. Sometimes I do not feel satisfied with my body weight or the way my face looks. At this period of life I am more conscious than ever with my appearance. Teenagers are make a big deal out of how they dress up. It is very important to me to look good every time I go out. I pick out clothes more carefully and make sure that my clothes suit me well. When I was a kid, my parents almost always gave me the things I asked from them. However, as a teenager, they expect me to be wiser when it comes to money. I cannot simply ask them to get me whatever I want because I now realize that earning money is not easy. Teenagers like me spend most of their time studying or going out with friends. For a teenager, the company of friends sometimes becomes more valuable than family. Peer pressure is at its peak now that I am a teenager. A lot of my friends are into sports, partying or being in a relationship (having a girlfriend or boyfriend).
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Vices such as drinking, smoking, and even doing drugs are prevalent for teenagers. That is why I believe it is important to be surrounded by the kind of people you want to follow as an example. There are still teenagers who choose a right lifestyle. I sincerely believe that one can have a good time without getting into cigarettes and drugs. It is really hard to be a teenager. No more carefree playing around. People expect me to be more mature in everything I do but at the same time I cannot be fully independent because adults, especially parents and teachers, think otherwise. It is a conflicting situation. I think that I am capable of deciding and doing things for myself but adults think that there are a lot more things I need to learn from them. It is also in this stage where people start to question things that have been taught to them when they were kids. Teenagers are explorers in many aspects. They are open to a whole lot of new ideas and are full of imagination.
Being a teenager these days can be quite frustrating at times. Relationships with different people can get complicated. We make a lot of mistakes as teenagers but these will help us grow and improve as we grow older. At the end of day, just like any other person, teenagers like me just need acceptance, love and support from the people around them in order to get through.