teenagers

the teen years.


now at this point i have been a teenager for 2 and 1/2 years now.  i remember my 13th birthday.  i was at a wheaton college soccer game that night.  me and my dad love doing that.  we were watching the game together and it was really laid back.  i remember we saw my coach and my dad told him it was my 13th bday and he was like "ooh i hope she doesn't cause you trouble" or something like that. honestly at that point i didn't think life would be much different.  i thought everything was the same and the only thing different would be my age. 


i was wrong.  these are the crucial years of someones life.  not only does the schoolwork get harder, but social lives get more complicated. drama overtakes everyone.  everyone goes through it.  i did especially.  i remember i was so worried last year because i was going to a new school that was everyday and i was scared and just petrified.  i didn't think i would make any long lasting friends and at that point i didn't really care.  but if i hadn't gone through the things i did and tried to make friends, i wouldn't be who i am today.  the hardest thing to me is looking back and wishing you could relive every moment and cherish it and tell yourself not to make the same mistakes so you can get the result you want.  but you can't.


you.








can't.




and that's life.  you are given every situation with a choice and you can't redo anything.  don't just choose something because you don't have time or just feel like it.  choose what you want.  choose something that will make you a better person.  but you can't have any regrets.  regrets eat you away from the inside out.  from experience, it's not fun, but you do get through it.  once you let go of the past and realize that it's now a part of who you were, not who you are, you can finally move on.  and that is what's amazing about life.  you can keep living.  you can live, love, and accomplish anything.

anything.