Inside the teenage mind

You don't know us

You don't know the wars we fight

You don't know the enemies we make

You don't know our lives

So stop acting like you do

Cause you don't

What you know about our lives is what we tell you

We tell you lies so you'll back up off us

We tell you we're at our friends house studying

But really

We're out getting high or drunk and doing things we know we shouldn't

We tell you that we're passing all our classes and we're doing our assignments

But actually

Our grades are D's and F's and we're slacking off cause we don't care enough to try

You ask us how our classes were today and we make up a story

Cause all we were doing was was skipping classes and running around the halls and vaping cause we don't give a s**t

You want to know how are day went so when we get home you ask us

"How did your day go?"

and i say

"it was fine"

but really my day was s**t

my best friend did s**t behind my back

my crush lead me on

my friend(s) are disappointed in me cause i made a bad decision

You want to know what's really going on in my life?

You want me to tell you the truth about my day?

Fine

Start by asking me

"Do you want to talk? Are you doing okay today?"

And we'll see how it goes from there

Cause who knows if i'll care enough to tell you the truth today

Author's Note

Being a teenager is tough. We have to deal with struggle everyday and no one ever understands and adults/parents always say that they understand but they really don't the only thing they understand is what's going on under they're roof

Reviews

[littlekinglord]

I completely agree, I mean I am two months from being 18 and graduating from high school and you literally explained my day-to-day life. Being a teenager is harder than adults think and it's time they start empathizing about our lives.

[Kat]

Thank you for agreeing with me i'm three months away from turning 15 and i just started high school i'm a freshman but i still understand the way it is for all of us because you know i see it everyday and i completely agree that adults need to have more empathy for the way we live for the way our lives are and thank you for your feedback really appreciate it

[littlekinglord]

yeah, any time, and good luck in your freshman year high school kids suck.

[Kat]

Thanks! and yeah i realize high school kids suck i'm already being threatened to be jumped

[littlekinglord]

I have been jumped before my kids trust me it is not fun luckily I only had slight internal bruising on my ribs but they healed. No one messes with me now because I am 195lbs and am 6ft 1.

[Kat]

Good to know lol

[John the Baptist]

Is this really you, Holden Caulfield?

[Kat]

No but we have the same mind

[NhanHoang]

Woah that's long lol, but, adults and parents went through all that, they struggled, they were once a teenage, they ask how your day went because they care, they want to know, or at least most of them, but parents cares, and with all that you're dealing with, just go with the flow and do the right thing, just try, I cannot say no more.