Teenage Veracity

the end

Now I know why I started this. I just wanted to start this so that there would be someone who was going to start it. I'm just fed up with observing the young ones conceal their emotions, fearing that there will be a verdict on whatever their feelings are.

I'm a teenager, and I'm emotional–I am full of feelings and thoughts.

Thirteen to nineteen, battling teenage dreams. With all the words that we want to say, we often wonder if we're the only ones feeling this way. We never talked about it, or we did, but we left some parts out.

There's nothing wrong with being emotional. It's a thing that we can't deny because it will always exist within us. 

It's never cool to be perceived as emotionless, mysterious, and cold, which we unfortunately want to become, especially if deep inside we have a lot of emotions to show and want to show. 

Treating our feelings as invalid restricts our ability to be authentic, and we all want authenticity.

The teenage period is full of up and down vehemence, and we may differ in every angle, but we shared similar roads. We are often told that whatever we're feeling is only passing, so we shouldn't dwell on it so much. 'Shut up! You are talking too much', they'll say.

I think that the world treats emotional people as someone who has issues or is just mentally unstable. It might be true, but the thing is, we are all emotional beings for a lot of reasons. Most of us never speak about it because it might not be accepted by the criteria of what emotions are acceptable. But I don't think it should be that way. I think that no matter how bad it is, it's still an emotion, and it's not exempt from being acknowledged.

Laying it out, reflecting on it, and learning from it are important steps to growth. I let everything spill because maybe my chapters are also the chapters of a lot of teenagers who are afraid to speak about them.

I have a voice that can be heard through my words, so why not let the world hear it?

It's actually funny to think that you've actually read all those words. But it's comforting to think that maybe you made it this far because we have the same sentiments. I'm grateful. I think that there are more normal people than I think there are.

We are young, and we have a long road to cross. Whatever chapter was already written, whether it's vile or agreeable, we've already written it, and it's a chapter that allows us to learn and grow from it, and I think that is the best teenage reality.

I've laid it all out, and that's it! You've successfully wasted your time.