Keeping it Real

I think that parents forget how they were some times as a teenager, and therefore don't empathize completely with what their own is going through. A tip I would give to people parenting teenagers it that heart break is inevitable and, I think, very important. It helps them to mature and prepare for relationships they will be in in the future when they are older. Telling them that what they feel isn't love won't do anything but upset them. Be cautious and aware, but don't let your fear of them getting hurt get in the way of being happy, even if it is just for a brief amount of time.

When I was in seventh grade my best friend Kayleigh and I both liked the same guy. His name was Mathew Kelley, and he was in our grade. She was his neighbor and had knew him longer. The problem was that he knew both of us liked him and he told us that he liked me. The situation made me very upset as you can imagine, and Kayleigh told me that if I dated him that she would move away and we wouldn't be friends anymore. Mathew said she was just being selfish, but I didn't care. I didn't want to lose my best friend. Needless to say she was upset, so I didn't date him. We repaired our friendship, got over him and all was good.

I think that we all can handle the truth, we just sometimes don't want to. We may not be able to handle something well, but we can handle it. I remember when my parents told me that I wouldn't be going back to Rogersville in the middle of the year. I had been there the day before, and then all of a sudden I wasn't going back. I was so mad, but I managed to get through it and make my way through yet another new school.

I think that life is indeed full of disappointment, but it is also full of just as many surprises. I say focus on the good aspects instead of the bad. Disappointment is inevitable, but happiness can be both inevitable, and created.