Re: hmm....birthdays...

Mike42082@aol.com
Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:33:51 -0500 (EST) 

In a message dated 2/6/99 8:09:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, abra@post6.tel=
e.dk
writes:

<< I have NO idea if I=B4m older or not... But I totally agree with 
 Emily here... When I was 16 and went to highschool I thought everything 
 was cool and funny, but looking back I hate who I was and some of the 
 things I did... (though saying over the internal speakers that our 
 headmaster was a goat was kind of fun...)
  >>


Well, I think I'm qualified to comment here since I am 16.  No, it isn't t=
he
greatest time of my life.  I go to school at 7 in the morning.  I leave sc=
hool
in the evening between 5 and 9 (I think that's 17-21 o'clock for our overs=
eas
members).  And no, I don't get paid to put in a 14 hour day.  You see, we'=
ve
been brainwashed that if you don't have several hours of extracurricular
activities, then even a student that has higher than a 4.0 average won't g=
et
into college.  I'll admit, I am a bad example to represent all students, b=
ut
we all live in the same world.  We have no free time, and what little time=
 we
do have when we get home is dedicated to hours of homework.  And teachers =
have
the audacity to ask me why I almost fall asleep in class.

Oh, but it doesn't end there.

Knowing that I want to pursue a career in writing, I have come to understa=
nd
that I need to get a jumpstart on my future more than most other careers i=
n
order to at least survive in the world.  And thus, those wee hours in the
morning when I can't get to sleep are devoted to writing.  For the time be=
ing,
it's a good therapeutic solution to not having anyone there to listen.
Personally, I thought schools had guidance counselors for this type of thi=
ng,
but when your school which is in excess of 2000 students, 5 ladies sitting
behind a desk don't help much.  (Oh, and did I mention that my school capa=
city
was built for only 700 students?  Oh yes, the marvel of overcrowding.  It'=
s a
great way to learn about the real world.)

There is no way for me to know how you guys will receive this letter.  Per=
haps
you will believe I am an over-achieving student, or perhaps the common
description of teenage manic-depression will be noted in a follow-up post.
But let me clear that up.

Yes, I am a teenager.  Yes, I over-react.  And yes, I do think that the ag=
e of
16 is terrible.  But, you know what?  I don't see any of that.  I don't ca=
re
about any of that.  And reality, no matter how much I can internally chang=
e
it, won't change for me.  Life goes on.  

Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da.

Mike

(psychoanalize that one for yourselves)