"There Goes That Angry Teen"

Trust me, it's not always the hormones. Teens are rightfully angry at times and they are misunderstood. Teenage is not an eight-year-long "emo phase", it's just two years short of a decade of feeling like one has only the disadvantages of both being a kid and an adult when convenient.

It is a common misconception that teens are lost in life, judgemental, no good at making decisions, and bad-tempered.

Teens are judgemental because you judge them and that tells them that it's okay to judge you back.
Teens are bad-tempered because they are dealing with social drama enough to fill the local garbage disposal.

Teens are lost in life because everyone around them has some kind of advice to "guide" them, instead of letting them think for themselves. Bits of advices in opposite directions don't convince, just confuse.

"Teens are no good at making decisions" is your brain assuming things once again. Until and unless you too are a teen, you have no idea how many decisions a teen makes on a daily basis to maintain his/her social standing.

If you are not a teen or if you were a teen more than a decade ago, you do not know the internal wiring of a teen as much as you think you do. Teenagers are constantly evolving, almost as fast as the speed with which the trends changed from Pokémon cards to fidget spinners. Nothing is constant in a teen's life except for their need for love and reassurance. Teens seek attention because they want to be told that they are important enough. Teens are insecure. Teens are angsty. Teens are vulnerable, but they surely aren't uncontrolled and "out of hand". It is difficult to understand a teen. They do get mood swings and they do lash out sometimes. However, it is also difficult for a teen to understand themselves. They are trying their best, but there are failures sometimes.

Teens are fairly composed and responsible, except for when people judge them or think that they aren't good enough.

All they are is tired of hearing neighbours and relatives say:-

"There goes that angry teen,
Beware! Beware! She'll make a scene.
Lost and confused, she doesn't know better.
Don't rile her up, you'll end up in the gutter."

For all of them that judge, they have only one answer everyday:-

"Yes, here I am, this angry teen, angry at you for judging me.
My actions are only for myself, and not for you to complain and see.
I'm just trying my best, I will eventually know better.
Stop putting me down, I'm not aggressive, I'm just a determined go-getter."