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IT IS GREAT TO BE A TEENAGER

 


Don’t you think that being a teenager is great? In my opinion, teenage years are definitely the best years of a person, in which one becomes almost grown up and independent, starting to build his or her own social environment. As you are not a child anymore, you can realize things around you. As you become aware of



in, your parents can rely on you. That’s why you become independent in many aspects. As you develop a new point of view, you can choose your friends consciously. Generally, teenage years are the best years of your life.

Firstly, being “almost an adult” you have got ideas and thoughts about many things. You try to understand what is happening around you which you succeed very well, since you see a new World around you. You develop a critical point of view which gives you a great power to change the world when you are grown up. This criticism can sometimes be a source of discussion with the older generation. However, I think that it is very useful as these discussions can bring new points of view to the older generation. For instance, I have a grandmother who has been the director of a private school for many years. She was used to manage things with a huge team of deputies, technicians and lots of other people who helped her. Unfortunately, she refuses to use the technology nowadays. She does not have a computer and an internet connection she even does not possess a smartphone. For every task she has to do, she either gets somebody to help her, or she goes to the places to do the task. She thinks it is necessary to go meet her friends in person to have a chat, to go to the supermarket for the groceries even during the pandemic. I have recently offered her help for these activities which she can easily do while she stays safely at home. As a rebellious (!) teenager I somehow managed my grandmother to convince to buy and use a smartphone. She now can meet her friends online and have the groceries delivered without leaving her cozy home. Eventually, she is very thankful.

Besides, being a teenager, you get more and more independent in managing tasks in daily life. This certainly gives you more power and freedom which is very nice to experience. Being aware of this independence is a major step for preparing ourselves for the adult life. I have a funny story about this… One day I wanted to go to my grandmother’s house alone, which is only a kilometer

away from ours. My mom approved it as I was a big girl now! At the very moment I started walking, it started raining. My mom drove me to my grandmother’s house, and we had so much fun while talking. Unfortunately, the moment I thought that I was free, I was still dependent to my mom. I am now looking forward to being eighteen years old, have my driving license and have a cute little car.

Another very nice aspect of being a teenager is getting close friends which you choose consciously. In contrary to the kindergarten years during which you make friends while playing in the mud, as a teenager you develop certain criteria while choosing your friends. You can have friends who are fond of art, music, history, or just plain fun. I think that’s the reason why teenage-friendships last forever. I have built really nice friendships since the seventh grade. My friends and I have so much in common. We love same kind of books-which are the classics- and the same romantic-comedy movies. We love talking about technological developments in the World. We motivate each other before one of us is going to have a speech. Sometimes “the common parts” are not that important in a friendship, which is done very consciously. If you have fun together, then you are close-friends which will last for forever.

In conclusion, teenage years can be considered as “the last exit before the highway” to the adult life, in which we will have a lot of obligations and responsibilities. Therefore, we should spend these years effectively and enjoy them as much as possible.

Suzan R. Hofstede, 2020 

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