Pros And Cons Of Being A Teenager - 761 Words

I’m a simple guy but being a teenager is not what it’s cracked up to be. There are pros and cons on being a teenager and I am going to talk about them. I still remember when I first woke up on my thirteenth birthday I thought I was ready for a whole new chapter in my life in my head I thought to myself â€Å"I’m thirteen already!† and I thought my life was going to change big time, I was completely wrong. A few months passed and nothing has changed, I thought I would be able to stay out late, go to parties but I was just in over my head. Five years have passed and I finally turned eighteen, I didn’t really think anything of it and I thought it was going to be exactly like my thirteenth birthday and my life would’ve been the same but this time†¦show more content†¦Trying to make friends is hard, i’ve noticed that new kids trying to fit in is not all easy, especially for all the other kids out there.I remember when a friend of mines told me a story, he was new to my school in 10th grade and he was in my class and it was lunch time, I walked towards the lunch room and spotted him sitting by himself and I went and sat next to him and I introduced myself, mainly because I remember my dad telling me â€Å"treat people how you would like to be treated† and I did. He told he his story how his parents switched him out his old school because kids were picking on him and they had beaten him up at times. You could tell because he was quiet and barely talked at all and he had a scared face like he been through something and after his story I told him he doesn’t have to worry about any of that stuff here at MSA. He said he tried his hardest to fit in with the other kids but he just stood out and eventually he stopped trying to fit in so he that he was on his own and that was extremely sad when he told me but since that dad we became good friends. That’s sad to me when you are trying to fit in and stuff like that happens.I can only think of one cons on being a teenager and that’s being able to get your license! Being able to get your license opens a lot of doors for a lot of teens. To me having my license is freedom but like i said before not everyone is the same. Some teens canShow MoreRelatedPro And Cons Of Social Media1168 Words   |  5 Pagesothers assert that the cons outweigh the pros. 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