Out of all age groups, teenagers are most commonly labeled as going through phases.Its true, at the end of the day, I am just a young 18 year-old girl. I think that I know everything, but the truth is I have an entire life ahead of me. I am still learning the ways of life each and every day. That doesn't mean, however; that I don’t know what it is that I want for myself in this time and moment.
Don’t tell me that I want tattoos and piercings just because my friends have them, only because it is “trendy”, or because of the simple fact that I am a teenager. I am old enough to understand the outcome is by putting these things on my body. I understand that if I get a tattoo it is on my body forever and that if I want a piercing that it is possible for the hole to never close up. I understand that it is a commitment of a lifetime. I know that for my future profession, I might not be allowed to show tattoos or piercings. I have thought all of this through and taken all of it into consideration. Putting tattoos and piercings on my body does not mean I am going through I am not going through a phase, it means to me that I view my body as a canvas, and this is the way I choose to express that. Don't tell me that I believe in my faith because it is what my friends follow, because my favorite actress believes in it or because it is the most talked about religion in todays society. I follow my faith because of the simple fact that it is what I believe in. Just because it may not be the faith that my Grandmother followed, or because it makes me the outcast of my family, does not define it as a phase. If I choose to not believe in any type of faith at all, that does not mean I am only going through a phase and I’ll get over it.It doesn't matter what age I am at, I will still believe in what my mind and heart agrees with. I believe in what my thoughts agree with. This doesn't make me an outcast, that makes me human. Don’t tell me that my outlook on life is a phase. I am not who I am because I want to be different, because I want to cause my family trouble, or because I’m only an experimental teenager. Just because I am happy some days and sad others does not mean that I am trying to beg for attention.I …show more content…
The friends who we choose to surround ourself, the music we choose to listen to, or even the clothes we choose to wear; the list of “phases” is endless. Sometimes if its something that our parents, or grandparents’s generations didn’t follow, then it is simply a “phase”. If were not following what society thinks we should be, then were just going through a phase. Were may all be teenagers, but were not all stupid. We don't all make stupid choices that were going to regret in 5 years. Some of us actually know what we want to achieve with our life. Sometimes tattoos or piercings is the only way I know how to express who I am and what I love. Don't tell me I'm going through a phase, I'm just being me. If I am only going through a phase right now, then it looks like I’ll be going through phases my whole life because I know I’m always going g to be intrigued to try new
Don’t tell me that I want tattoos and piercings just because my friends have them, only because it is “trendy”, or because of the simple fact that I am a teenager. I am old enough to understand the outcome is by putting these things on my body. I understand that if I get a tattoo it is on my body forever and that if I want a piercing that it is possible for the hole to never close up. I understand that it is a commitment of a lifetime. I know that for my future profession, I might not be allowed to show tattoos or piercings. I have thought all of this through and taken all of it into consideration. Putting tattoos and piercings on my body does not mean I am going through I am not going through a phase, it means to me that I view my body as a canvas, and this is the way I choose to express that. Don't tell me that I believe in my faith because it is what my friends follow, because my favorite actress believes in it or because it is the most talked about religion in todays society. I follow my faith because of the simple fact that it is what I believe in. Just because it may not be the faith that my Grandmother followed, or because it makes me the outcast of my family, does not define it as a phase. If I choose to not believe in any type of faith at all, that does not mean I am only going through a phase and I’ll get over it.It doesn't matter what age I am at, I will still believe in what my mind and heart agrees with. I believe in what my thoughts agree with. This doesn't make me an outcast, that makes me human. Don’t tell me that my outlook on life is a phase. I am not who I am because I want to be different, because I want to cause my family trouble, or because I’m only an experimental teenager. Just because I am happy some days and sad others does not mean that I am trying to beg for attention.I …show more content…
The friends who we choose to surround ourself, the music we choose to listen to, or even the clothes we choose to wear; the list of “phases” is endless. Sometimes if its something that our parents, or grandparents’s generations didn’t follow, then it is simply a “phase”. If were not following what society thinks we should be, then were just going through a phase. Were may all be teenagers, but were not all stupid. We don't all make stupid choices that were going to regret in 5 years. Some of us actually know what we want to achieve with our life. Sometimes tattoos or piercings is the only way I know how to express who I am and what I love. Don't tell me I'm going through a phase, I'm just being me. If I am only going through a phase right now, then it looks like I’ll be going through phases my whole life because I know I’m always going g to be intrigued to try new