Teenage worries

Teenage is a time of change. There are new discoveries everyday, and with these discoveries, new worries appear. Lots of different issues take up teen minds, but I think there are two main worries.

On the one hand, there we have the future. It is always uncertain and mysterious, but at this time this issue becomes more important than ever. It is the time to choose the path our lives will follow, so it is a crucial moment. Anyway, future doesn't only involve job; future also involves what kind of person you are going to be, which is more important than choosing the right professional career.

On the other hand, I think another one of the biggest worries at this age is social life. Love and friendship are two significant factors in the development of someone's personality, and teenagers start to give real importance to this type of relations. That's why they try to enjoy with them as much as possible. Moreover, the kind of people you make friends with has much to do with the kind of person you are and will be. In the end, everything is linked to growing up.

To sum up, I think teenage is a very important time because it's the moment when we stop growing up to be adult people, and our worries have much to do with these changes. So it is logical to say that future and social life are our biggest worries; after all, aren't they the most delicate things at this age?

Being seventeen... is it perfect?

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.