I love teenagers.

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I often hear people appreciating how young children bring a sense of wonder back into their lives.

Well, teenagers bring me many other precious reminders:

• To take myself and my feelings really, really seriously.
• To put myself first
• To fight for my right to live how I want
• To care a great deal about my friends
• To question authority
• To seek excitement
• To experiment with how I look
• To wonder who I am
• To take risks
• To sleep until I no longer feel tired
• To eat what I really fancy
• To court new friendships
• To test limits
• To act on impulse
• To learn by doing
• To go for what I want
• To wing it
• To giggle
• To try new things
• To contemplate life’s injustices
• To feel incensed by life’s injustices
• To believe that a better world is within our grasp

What do teenagers bring to your life?