It is typical to hear adult people saying: "Oh, if I was seventeen again..." as being that age was perfect! In my opinion, everything has its drawbacks, and being seventeen is not an exception.
On the one hand, it has lots of perks, of course. At this age our parents start seeing us as grown-up people, instead of the responsibility-free-children we used to be. We can party until late, travel long distances alone and all sorts of things that we weren’t allowed to do before. Moreover, we get more responsibilities, but not as many as adult people do, so we don’t reach that level of stress which workers usually suffer from.
On the other hand, as I said, there are some disadvantages. For example, we can’t drive; this is a very annoying aspect for the young people who are looking forward to being able to move without depending on their family or public transport. Another important con is that we aren’t allowed to vote. This is quite frustrating because at this age many of us already have an opinion that deserves to be heard.
To sum up, I think that everything in this life, like being seventeen, has its pros and cons. Nothing is flawless. But it doesn’t need to. Just learn to enjoy the imperfection. And that will make it perfect.
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