Life as a teenager confuses me. I want to fit in; still, I want to be my own person. I don’t want to be known as just another girl; I want to be myself, but I want everyone to accept me. I guess I am insecure- I have an awesome group of friends, yet I think if I break away from the pack, they would drop me, though I am certain they never would.

It is so hard trying to please everyone. Being the oldest of three means I must be a shining example for my siblings. My parents expect so much of me, which explains my over-achiever attitude. I just want to escape sometimes, and that is hard due to their overbearing and overprotecti

I know I appear wishy-washy. I admit, often times, I cannot say no. I absolutely have to be congenial to everyone; I hate to have anyone not like me. I often agree to things just to please other people and have a hard time standing up for my beliefs and myself. Although I sound like a pushover, I stand firm in my decision to never do drugs or drink alcohol while I am in school. There are so many things I want to accomplish, and I know that if I ever let drinking interfere, I will not be able to achieve those goals. It makes me so sad to hear about what my peers did on the weekend. They brag, “Oh, I got so high last night,” or “You wouldn’t believe how drunk I was,” and I am astonished how they could be proud about hurting themselves. I am a firm Christian; God has helped me progress through tough times, and I would never want to disappoint Him by not loving up to my potential.

Gilda Radner said in her book It’s Always Something, “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.” I know right now, I want to have everything perf

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