The toughs of the "teenager"

[Celeste]

I agreed with everything in that post, save the part that I highlighted.
Believe you me, You can. And that feeling never goes away..ever.

I know you can!
My post was talking about how older people view teenagers, how they dismiss our feelings. OF COURSE you can be in love. =)

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[DRMARIO]

I know you can!
My post was talking about how older people view teenagers, how they dismiss our feelings. OF COURSE you can be in love. =)

AH RIGHT.
Thanks for that!XD
Just been trying to explain to Squall7, but I don't think I'll be able to convince him.

[el-zilcho]

I think that squall wants to be able to define love ,
but fails to recognise that its a highly diverse and volatile emotion
and who says that love and hormones are completely seperate

[Celeste]

Well, as a 22 year old, I can honestly say that being an adult is tougher.

Technically, anyone can be clinically depressed. But then there's a difference between clinical depression and feeling down/blue. And cutting your wrist probably isn't clinical. Clinical is when you have a lack of apetite, lack of sleep, lack of interest in sex, lack of interest in pretty much anything.

And the jobs thing - You should try living in Cornwall. Pretty much the only thing you can get if you don't have a Degree and experience is retail work or food service. And that's for adults too.

And the love thing. It is just a crush. It may hurt you emotionally, it may even scar you, but for there to be truely love, there has to be reciprication. Otherwise it's just infatuation. I know from experience. Just think of all those representations throughout time: Romeo's love was Juliet, not Rosaline. While he felt like he would die for either of them, only Juliet would do the same for him.

If people actually say ""just wait until you're older and have REAL problems", ask whether they mean knocking up two girls is worse than knocking up one, and then walk away. The funny thing about being an adult is responsibility, and not just having to justify yourself to your parents. If you do something wrong when you're not a minor: It could be anything like, divorce, losing your job, fines, jail time, etc... People generally think (to which I would disagree with), that responsibility starts at age 18, when it's concerning actual laws. Before that age, you get a slap on the wrist, thought of as "don't know any better" or just generally less punishment than the same action when you're an adult.

I also don't like the way kids regard non-conformity (which is supposedly "cool") as doing the same thing the "cool" kids do. If you want to be non-conformist, do whatever you want, not because somebody else wants you to, but because you want to. Following the crowd basically is conformity. Oh, and anti-conformity is a form of conformity: just that you do the opposite to what everyone else is doing. So when considering being a rebel, first consider who you're rebelling against.

There is clinical depression and situational depression. Self mutilation is DEFINITELY clinical, and everyone has different symptoms that fall under the umbrella of depression.

How can you say that love for teenagers is just a crush? You make the unfair assumption that the love is always unrequited. We're not talking about girls lusting over Johnny Depp posters here, (eww, btw), we're talking about having an emotionally intimate, powerful connection with someone. Like DRMARIO said, some of us are mature. Some of the things you said were pretty insulting.

Bringing up the fact that adults have bills, mortgages, etc, is irrelevant. I'm well aware being an adult brings more responsibility and subsequently more stress. ALL I'm talking about right now is people not taking us seriously, dismissing our feelings, and stereotyping us. It isn't fun. End of.

[DRMARIO]

There is clinical depression and situational depression. Self mutilation is DEFINITELY clinical, and everyone has different symptoms that fall under the umbrella of depression.

How can you say that love for teenagers is just a crush? You make the unfair assumption that the love is always unrequited. We're not talking about girls lusting over Johnny Depp posters here, (eww, btw), we're talking about having an emotionally intimate, powerful connection with someone. Like DRMARIO said, some of us are mature. Some of the things you said were pretty insulting.

Bringing up the fact that adults have bills, mortgages, etc, is irrelevant. I'm well aware being an adult brings more responsibility and subsequently more stress. ALL I'm talking about right now is people not taking us seriously, dismissing our feelings, and stereotyping us. It isn't fun. End of.

Nicely put ^^
Now why didn't I say that? XD

[Z3wpk]

wow big discussion, but let me say this: this is just a piece of writing. I just wanted constructive criticism and maybe a discussion. Tell me what you think. It does mean alot to me. But go on with your educated convo's lol. I wish i was smart lmao

EDIT:sorry guys i didnt have much time to post ill post some more on this when i get home tonight

[Foxy]

Heh, I am 13 yet I hate the culture of my age and how we get looked down upon when not all of us are like the stereotype.

[BigORhyme]

It's not that teenagers are stupid, it's that their horomonal and stupid. It's best to listen to adults.
Adults were kids too, you know... they juuuuust might know what the hell they're talking about.
Oh, and I thought that I might add that it's easy to be in love with a girl when you don't live with her, and someone else pays all the bills.

[Celeste]

It's not that teenagers are stupid, it's that their horomonal and stupid. It's best to listen to adults.

Well...that was eloquent.

[Foxy]

It's not that teenagers are stupid, it's that their horomonal and stupid.

So not only am I stupid, I am stupid because of the changing anatomy that I accompany?



Also it is Hormonal*