People always tell you when you turn 13
everything will get harder as you get older, especially being a teenager. They were
right. When I turned 13 I was in the 7th grade. Thinking I was grown because I was in middle
school and I had the teen in my age, thirteen!
That was a big deal to me. Unfortunately I was no were near grown. At 13 girl’s
start to like boys and boys start to like girls. There started t be a lot of
new people and situations that were coming my way being this big THIRTEEN! I
started to notice the people started to change, the girls I hung out with in
elementary school started to not speak to me or we lost contact with each
other. I felt hurt at first because I missed my old friends. I didn’t like the
fact of having only two friends in this big school, which included high school
also.
My time in Thurgood Marshal Academy changed me as
a person. I say this because I learned a lot from other people and I learned
how to handle certain situations differently. One example is when I told my
friend something about my other friend and she went back to her and told her
what I said. I felt hurt because she was supposed to be my friend but instead
she was a trouble maker and instigator. Even though what I said wasn’t bad I just
felt like that wasn’t her place to go back and tell. I told both of them how I felt
and we were friends again. That situation changed me, I realized that you can’t
trust anyone and people like to see you fall when they see you doing better
than them.
As time passed I realized that my “clique” or
group of friends started to get smaller and school work was getting harder.
Trying to balance out school and friends was hard, because I was trying to keep
my friends happy while trying to pass all my classes. I also noticed that
friend will always be there and you will see them in school every day, and
school comes first. Being 13 was an age of BECOMING mature and not BEING
mature. 13 was just a number and there is way more responsibility that came my
way as years passes. When you graduate high school you on your own and life is
up to what you make it, either bad or good. That’s your choice.
I really like the way you approached this topic. I agree there is a huge difference between being mature and becoming mature. It is also true that as you grow older you will continue to face more and more responsibility. Generally, it is always good practice not to say anything behind someone's back that you wouldn't want to say to their face. It is also good practice to talk to people when they bother you instead of letting it continue to bother you. The more it bothers you, the more likely you are to blow up. Whereas if you address it right away, they will probably understand where you are coming from and an agreement can be reached. I hope you continue to mature in your 12th grade year.
ReplyDeleteThis is a Really good Blog . I love it and I love you . You are one of my closet friends . You had my back since Elementary school. When you grow up you lose friends but thank god i didnt lose you . I ask god to move the enemies out of my life , before you know it I started losing Friends . But you werent one of them
ReplyDeleteHey chaia, I really enjoyed reading this blog, I felt like I could relate when u said "being 13 was a age of becoming mature and not being mature" because when I turned 13 I thought that meant I was grown. Although that was far from the case and I am glad you learned your lesson from talking about your friend behind their back because it was not the right thing to do, but anyway i really enjoyed reading this and enjoy your day CHAYA
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