How to Survive the Teenage Years

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How to survive the teenage years: A complete guide to flying through what seems like nearing the end of the world

• This is something to the effect you told me you were aiming for before…?

The Halfway Highway

• I thought this would work perfectly being that I’d like the theme for our book to be based around “compromise”…check out the intro & give me your feedback…

Intro

Can you recall the words “Oh, you’re too young…you’ll understand when you’re older!” Statements such as these conflict the thoughts of many teens. Maybe it’s not about getting older…maybe it’s about having those older than us compromise by placing themselves into our shoes. Compromise is a noun containing the meaning of a middle state between conflicting opinions or actions reached by mutual concessions. Undoubtedly, this is a common word used in many cases that I’d like to refer to as “teens vs. parents”. Whether it’s going to a concert with some friends, getting that piercing you’ve been dying for, or convincing your parents to let you date that significant other there’s always a problem, and that problem is usually solved by a simple thing referred to as compromise. As a young adult myself, trust me, striking a balance is the first and most crucial step in surviving those timeless teenage years!

Confidence

Disappointingly enough society has come to a point where certain “standards” are being placed in people’s minds. Have you ever glanced in the mirror and contemplated whether you are fat, intimidating, or just not satisfied with the reflection staring back at you? Well as a teen “fitting in” -in all the right places-, is a struggle that dominates a big portion of the