Teens Cope With Life Changes
Stephanie Futch, 12th Grade
January 16, 2003

The teen years of life shape who a person becomes and defines what he or she truly stands for. Experiencing life at this age is sometimes phenomenal and at other times difficult and confusing. Teenagers, like me, encounter many coming-of-age changes, such as driving, dating, voting, or starting college.

Decision making is an ability that also becomes ours, instead of our parents', which is somewhat stressful because there are so many pressures. I feel that they sometimes cause this age group to be misunderstood by their elders.

Things today always seem to be getting more and more advanced, and we as teens have to keep up, which causes our decisions and perspectives to be considerably different from that of our parents when they were our age.

Relationships, in general, play a major role in teenage lifestyle. Friends, family, boyfriends and girlfriends are very important in this stage of our lives. I know that I, as well as my friends, have had a companion for two to four years and have maintained close friendships with many people. Teen life is a time for excitement, involvement, responsibility and overall growing up. We must fulfill great expectations and figure out our life goals and objectives.

In high school there are tons of occurrences that are life-changing. Teens are easily affected by what happens around them in this environment. For example, in being named prom queen, I learned that maintaining a positive outlook and not being a hypocrite are great qualities to embody.

People are all so extremely different, which is a remarkable thing that contributes to their teenage lifestyles. Altogether, life should be memorable and fun especially for teens!

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