Allow me to share my theory of teen years in simple language…
- 0-12 years: Exploring with pure innocence. Egocentric. Living for the day. Smooth.
- Early teen years: Choosing peer group, the game of “fitting in” begins, it all seems possible.
- Mid teen years: Trying to fit in. Acting phase, having two personalities; one in school to satisfy peer pressure, other at home to satisfy parental pressure. Believing life can easily be double faced.
- Mid to late teen years: Realising it’s not easy to fit in. Playing it safe, a little here a little there. Internal conflict manifested in disinterest, boredom, depression and/or rebellious behaviour. Rough times!
- Late teen years: Realising “fitting in” will not thrive. Finding faults in peer group. Attempting to build own identity. Tough times, but quite a ride.
Later on: Enjoying newly developed identity. Responsible. Standing up for values, life becomes much easier! Well, with annoying minor incidents of each of the above!
Agree/Disagree?
(Captured @ the Great Wall of China)
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kitten said,
September 3, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Interesting. I quiet agree.
Nadia said,
September 4, 2010 at 10:27 am
AGREE. Then early twenties to mid-twenties, starting the journey of discovering yourself. You start realizing it’ll be YEARS and YEARS (maybe never) before you figure out who you really are or who you want to be/should be.
Stimulus said,
September 4, 2010 at 11:04 am
And all along I thought it was only me who went thru these phases…great way to sum it up!
Divaa Divine said,
September 16, 2010 at 12:11 pm
agree agree
Reem said,
November 11, 2010 at 5:56 am
i totally agree ..