Life Of A Teenager Essay

The Life of a Teenager

Lazy, irresponsible, and immature, that is how most people would say defines a common day teenager. What causes this stereotype? Not all people in their teenage years act completely recklessly. If a teenager was asked if they thought they were unproductive, forgetful, and premature, most would say no, especially those involved in school, sports, and whatever other activities. School, for students who put in effort, is stressful and tiring. We have an undefined status in society, we are no longer children, but are also not considered adults. Nonetheless we deal with people more directly, having to grow up with our friends and others. The life of a teenager is not as easy as commonly perceived, especially in regard …show more content…
We’re too old to be treated as children, all though it isn’t always avoided. However, we are old enough to drive and get jobs, but are not considered adults. It is an awkward position for many, some struggle with identity, and figuring out how to act. We get treated differently depending on the person, which takes me to respect. We are practically expected to give respect to adults, which, granted, many of us do, but depending on the adult and how previous teenagers they’ve been exposed to acted, we don’t always get respect back. Some can even be sarcastic, or rude, therefore, how are we supposed to view ourselves, if that’s how we’re …show more content…
School can be stressful; we sometimes struggle to find out identity, and are exposed to a whole different group of people. All can be difficult depending on how are person deals with it. However, I would encourage society to have a better view of teenagers, it might encourage some improvement if we are given more respect and support. Teenagers are not less productive than anyone else, and are a huge part of society; therefore, should not be thought of as less important beings living easy