Adolescence

Adolescence

Youth. Pssssh; youth. Its like just because I'm seventeen my opinion doesn't matter. Today i ponder the fact that indifferently; Your age is Your identity. People say its your sexuality, or the way you look- no its your age. Because i was born in 1993 instead of 1992, I'm less of a person. Because my mother waited to conceive, i have no authority. If you're an adult reading this, your going NAAAAH. But if your a teenager you're going; Preach it my sister! Because its the truth. What, because i cant vote or buy a pack of cigarettes- I'm a baby?

A persons, a person.

I may not know as much as older adults but they shouldn't give people the right to look down upon me. Teenagers as a group are poorly viewed. I know people who have serious mental issues, like depression. Living for them is there biggest battle. But Parents say its just a "phase", something all teenagers go thru. By not listening; you hurt yourselves. When we get older we're going to resent you. We're going to look back and say" She/he kicked me when i was down. Ignored me, like they didn't care. So why should i ". We're going to get to that age were we can just let you go. Well I'm 18, parents didn't really listen to what i emotionally needed, so I'm not going to deal with them anymore.

That's how we see it.

Being 18 and under- it blows. Most of us, we feel trapped. Because last week you let me go to so&so's house and this week you had a fit. Or because you want let me be who i need to be in order to be happy.

Parents don't get it. Nobody does. Y'all say you've been there, but have you?

Did you grow up with texting, Internet and High teenage pregnancy rates? Acting like it doesn't hurt just cause the pain isn't the same. But it still cuts deep. Just because we may not have gone thru what you did, or have had it as bad; DOESNT mean we don't feel. Everyone takes it different. You cant over look pain. It may not be just a phase. So many people go through stuff and hide it. Cause adults, you hear but you don't listen. Oh, its this...AGAIN. Stop blaming it on hormones. Before you know it, we're just not gonna care. We'll say "yes sir,yes ma'am" but we really just have empathy for you. We appreciate the physical so much, the roof over our heads, food in our belly's but the Emotional; never seems fulfilled.

Don't tell us "these are the best days of our lives". We're just rushing thru them so we cant get some say in OUR OWN lives.

Bleh. Adolescence.

P.s:I love my mom