It's time to start living, rather than being constricted by what people think you should do, and what you shouldn't. We constrict ourselves to this wretched existence with merely an assumption on what the RIGHT behaviour is. Well, Fuck that.
Aside for not breaking laws, society has inflicted a set of rules for socializing. There are roles, and people fit into them. Their Behaviour dictates where they fit. It doesn't matter who you are, you've judged someone at sometime. Whether it's about how they dress, how they walk, how they talk, or things you've heard about them. Teenagers usually don't follow "rules" because they're not aware of them. Or they are and they just don't care.
Here are some of my own personal rules for myself. I intend to break some of them in the next year or so.
1. Respect your parents, make them proud.
2. Dress appropriately. You don't want to come off... improper.
3. A lady never tells about her darkest desires.
4. Do what's expected of you.
5. Don't have sex with a guy you don't love.
6. Pay attention to how other people treat you, and learn from it.
7. React in a manner that suits your situation.
8. Think before you act.
9. Plan things before you do them.
I'm sure these feel fairly practical, but I feel smothered by a few of them.
I've already broken the first one, and it's not that I don't respect them. It's I've chosen a life that has no certainties. They're less than thrilled. I can understand why, but I need to try this my way. I'm young and free, and I should do it. It's what I want.
I'm just learning that what's expected of you isn't always in your best interests.
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