What if there’s more to life than the here and now? What if we won’t get away with all our thoughts and actions like we thought we would? What if we can’t control our future or even our here and now?

Right now I’m left to help myself sort through all the bull shit I’ve brought upon myself. Why? Maybe it’s because I never listened to my parents countless warnings about “If you don’t do something to change it now, you will regret it later in life.” Now I regret it.

I regret all the times when I was mad and stormed off to my room (quietly so I would get away with it). I regret that I swore during those times (also quietly). Quietly and behind there backs–I would curse them. I was mad enough to wish my whole family dead. I hated my life and I didn’t even have that legitimate of a reason.

Teenagers, why are we so quick to judge our parents? They are trying their best to help us. It’s a learning experience for everyone involved.

Parents and adults, do keep in mind that not every child goes through that rebellious teen phase. There are some teenagers who are actually not as troubled as others and you need to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Also some teenagers seem rebellious because they (1) are rebellious, (2) are hiding something, (3) are troubled, or (4) are abused. Some teenagers feel like they don’t get enough attention and the only way they will get it is if they fight or fightback. Some teenagers feel like their voice isn’t heard enough and their self-esteem is low. To raise their self-esteem they try to get attention by doing exactly what you don’t want them to do.

Some teenagers feel like their life is inadequate and that they need to cut or commit suicide to get out of being who they are and how they are being treated. The “tough” and the “weak” alike both can be tougher or weaker than they actually are.

Don’t judge a person by their actions. They may be genuinely hurting on the inside.

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