Reality of Being a Teen | Bethany

You know how sometimes you just feel so thirsty and long for the future to come so you can finally erase the thoughts of curiosity inside of you? I used to assume that when I become a teenager, I'd go out shopping everyday after school and find a super hot guy to be my boyfriend (actually; I thought having a super hot boyfriend was essential to every teenage girl out there).

 

I used to think that I'll have so much fun walking in heels, dressing up  all cute with a flawless face as if I applied make-up permanently. I thought my hair would be curled or straightened when I liked and always assumed for it to be an easy process.

 

Honestly now that I'm in my teenage years and the child-version of me must be satisfied, I have to say that being a teen is not all fun and rainbows.

 

  

So today I'm bringing you........

 

 

Life begins to change.

It's not the kind of change like, 'Oh! I have boobs now!' or 'Look I have a moustache'. Yeah....it's a more complicated change. And because if I were to explain it to you in a big clump, you won't have interest, I've broken things down into a few aspects.....enjoy!

 

In this stage in life, people are searching and finding themselves. Some people will change for the better and sometimes...for the worst.

 

Once a close friend could turn into an enemy and sometimes that 'BFF' from elementary school and throughout middle school? Yeah you don't talk anymore.

 

That's if you assume the worst.

 

And sometimes, the least expected person could actually turn out to be your best buddy for the next decade. Once a peaceful life turns into a surprise tornado. Yep. You go from a kid-friendly Comedy Series to FULL-BLOWN-DRAMA Rated X.

 

Good luck out there, kids.

 

If the first point has already scared you then buckle up....

 

Homework is gonna add on to your burden *throws streamers*

 

It's not like the topics get easier. It's like a simple 'dissecting a rat' turns into 'use solution X to turn Amanda into a dinosaur'.

 

Those teachers who would scold you in middle/primary school when you didn't complete your homework? Yeah that isn't close to extreme high school teachers.

 

High school teachers, I kid you not can be broken down into a few stereotypes.

 

• The single-teacher who is always looking grumpy (Hint: Miss Stressed-Out)
• The teacher who drags the class on and releases you out late for recess (Hint: Miss Stressed-Out)
• The strict as heck teacher for no apparent reason
• The teacher who turns the class into the story of their life
• The teacher who talks so slow....
• The teacher who is full of herself
• The teacher who talks like she/he was found under a bridge
• The teacher who's handwriting no one understands
• The lazy-bum teacher
• The nosy teachers
• The teacher who wears too much make-up
• The paedophile-looking teacher 
• The teacher who shows clear dislike to the class for no reason
• And then there's the super nice teachers (who are very rare these days)

 

The list goes on. (I did not mean to roast any teachers)

 

Yelling, demerits, detention, expels, extra -homework-cause-you-were-noisy....you name it.

  

At this point in life, you are a rare, endangered species if you've never argued with your parent(s). During your teenage years, it's bound to happen that you and your parents will have some disagreements when it comes to certain topics and issues. [And sometimes, you rebel against them.....:( ]

 

Detention for the first time?

 

Parent(s): What happened to you? You used to be this good girl that got straight 'A's. Who are your friends these days. No one is gonna hire you because of this. London Bridge is gonna collapse on you because you got in detention, now your teachers blacklist you, you're an embarrassment, Lucy has never gotten detention. Why can't you be like her? I bet you are gonna fail your class because of this and also for the rest of your schooling life. You won't get into collage and I'm calling Einstein to lecture you about this.....la la la......GROUNDED.

 

#theoverreactingparentsactuallycaretoo <3

 

When you go to family gatherings, bye bye voice box, hello technology.

 

Talking? What's talking? I'm an antisocial-single-person-who-is-in-love-with-my-phone-now-stay-away-from-me this time around.

 

All you do is say 'Hi' and BOOM you're silent for the rest of the night giggling over weird memes.

 

This is also the stage where if your self-esteem is brought down by others, it might just ruin your life. Teenage (and tween) years are when you are most sensitive. Try not to bring others down or say anything offensive.

 

Sometimes you can't help it and have no control over other's choice of words so always remember to stay strong because not everything someone else says is true :).

 

So that is it for my post this week! Man I haven't been writing in two weeks and this feels so unreal to be writing again. Hope you enjoyed it and I'll catch you again (personally) the following week! (22nd this month lands on a Friday so expect a K-Pop Reaction post!!)

 

xo,

 Bethany

 

Also, I apologize that the pictures are plain and boring. I'm actually writing this and editing on Wednesday itself :(. I've been so busy recently and I'm really sorry!!!

P.S: If you're confused as to who 'Miss Stressed-Out' is, feel free to browse through the tabs above with the label 'Appearances' to learn more :)