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I hear it constantly. Are they really that good? Or is adult life that bad? Oh, and PLEASE don’t scare me!! I’m in no mood for nightmares.
it’s just totally different. i’m very happy that i’m not a teen anymore.
In some respects, the teen years are glorious. In other respects, being older rules.
Just be happy for the age you are. You’ll be older before you know it.
The Wolf
I say enjoy your teen years. Cuz they’re the years of your life your old enough (and hopefully mature enough) to do fun adultish things yet you don’t have the responsibilities of an adult (like a house to take care of, and kids…)
yes those years are beautiful.an adult will never be able to go back to being a teen anymore.nobody wants to scare you. all i could say is hold on to it tight it flies away so fast,but you know what everything in life runs away fast so live it now,and enjoy life while you still have it.nothing in life is scary,every stage has it’s age.next stage for you……shidduchim. wow! really fun.
If I have any regrets about my teen years, or any years, I wish I could relive them with the brains, knowledge, cofidence and understanding of adulthood. 🙂
Only problem is they’re not allowed on the ‘Thread for posters age 40 and beyond’
No,I was a teen fairly recently and love being an adult.
Just last week, I was feeling burned out and decided to take a day off from work and studying and relax. I walked around Boro Park, ate some pizza, and went home. The weather was ok and I felt so calm and relaxed and ready to jump back into things.
I could never do that when I was in high school.
Also, I love learning what I’m interested in and picking classes, and working in a field suited to me, instead of having to do whatever the schedule in school is.
So make the most of high school, but remember that what’s really going to count is your choices in the real world as an adult.
I did not find anything glorious about my teen years.
As I was going through it I was content enough, but looking back I can’t believe how restricting it was.
Even though I am in the dreaded stage of shidduchim now, I still find it better than highschool
Like every stage of life it has it’s advantages and disadvantages. Personally I wouldn’t want to repeat it but there were times that I probably felt happier than ever after. You have little choice about which stage you’re in so try to enjoy each one, they pass before you know it ( I know it’s hard to believe).
I thought the teen years were awful. And so did most of my friends who were going through them at the same time.
Twenty-five was a good age. That’s why I’ve stayed 25 for so many years.
i’ve been 21 plus going on 35 years now. I plan on staying that age forever.(well I dont exactly plan on living forever)
Teen years: Be All You Can Be.
I found that I, in effect, shaped myself during my teenage years. Anyone else’s opinion? I’m willing to give it another shot. (let me get back into the machine)
in response to the op, no. :0) but maybe i’ll change my mind when i’m done with them :0)
“If I have any regrets about my teen years, or any years, I wish I could relive them with the brains, knowledge, cofidence and understanding of adulthood.”
That’s totally the way I feel. I would have done certain things differently. But hindsight is always 20/20, isn’t it?
Anyway – every stage in life has its ups and downs. We have to focus on the “ups” which can be amazing and then deal with the “downs” and know that Hashem is in charge and knows what’s best for us.
I heard that teen years are supposed to be the best years many times and I don’t agree. I have many older siblings-2 said they were great and the rest said they were awful. Everyone has different experiences and in mine, I sure hope these are the worst years of my life because they’ve been pretty tough and if adulthood is as bad as this is….
observanteen: its a comfort to know someone else is also in it:)
They are what they are. Lots of good, lots of bad, an awful lot of in-between.
If you are blessed with a long life, you will get to see life from every stage, an infant, a toddler, a child, a teenager, an adult, an elderly person, etc. We have no control over the stage, so your job is to live whatever stage you’re at to the fullest.
We have a 17 y.o. foster-son from Russia living with us. He laments every day that he was considered a man in Russia (I sort of doubt it) and could buy vodka. Here, he can’t buy vodka. I tell him he should just enjoy his teenage years, where most of his responsibilities are school-related. He will be 21 soon enough, B”H.
Being a teen was great.
Early 20s was fantastic too.
Both were times of great freedom, but times of selfishness. I do think its when you learn a lot about yourself.
I got married at 22 and that was great too.
I love my life now too. Each stage is wonderful.
observanteen,
Life isn’t always easy. But there is always a lot of wonderful things to be thankful for.
there is one among other things about teens that i dont understand. why are many of them depressed?
dumblonde –
because they r starting to feel th pressures of life and starting to be reasponsible for their actions
I’m a teenager and I think these are the best years of my life. I can spend the day in Manhattan by myself and still come home and have someone do my laundry for me. I know that’s a very superficial way of looking at it, but it’s true.
yeah i love my teen years! my problem is about growing up! why would anyone wanna grow up? its scary to be responsible for everything….i would stay in school forever if i was able to!
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