Teenage years

Teenage years can be the hardest thing ever but you have to step out of it and turn it into the best years of your life! Don’t worry, I’ll tell you how.

These are the years when we try to figure out who we are, and it can be confusing sometimes. You try to act like those popular kids, dress like them, but nothing seems to work. And I don’t believe it will ever work. The best thing you can do is to be honest with yourself and with others. Just be yourself!

Another thing you might have to face is the pressure about what you are going to do in the future. You just can’t seem to find anything that really suits you. Guess what? You will have to work, so you had better choose something that you really like and that you’re good at. But take your time; the best choices don’t come quickly.

School is one of the biggest responsibilities you have right now and in my opinion it’s sometimes the most frustrating one. Once in a while you just want to give up because you don’t have the patience to study or because you think this is probably good for nothing. Well, you can give up, but believe me, you’ll regret it later! School is so important for your future, your future career… You can’t rely on your parents forever, sooner or later you’ll need to start working to afford the things you need and want.

I know it can often be hard, but you have to focus more on the fact that you don’t have a lot of serious responsibilities like grown-ups do, you have a lot of friends, a lot of free time, you fall in love easily… Now that you think about it… Isn’t it good to be a teenager?

By Natacha Brandl (2008/2009)