I think I have captured the reason for teenage rebellion. The reason everyone has a problem with teenagers. As a child, if you are raised "right", you know that you must do everything the adults tell you to do, with a smile on your face, whether you want to do it, or not. When you reach a certain age, that smile falters. You suddenly realize that you don't have to something if you don't want to. You ask yourself why you are doing this for people who don't even want you to speak. Eventually, the fear is gone. That childhood fear that everyone has is just gone and you are left with resentment, but you are a 'child' and children aren't supposed to hate doing things for adults so you let that resentment build. Until one day, whether you actually think it or not, you stop doing things with a smile and you start showing this thing they call "attitude". You don't want to do something so either you won't, or you show clearly that you don't. Adults resent this, apparently forgetting that they had the same "ah-ha" moment, if you will. the Joined resentment creates a rift. This is the root of the problem between teenagers and adults. See, adults don't want children to have an opinion. "They don't know anything, they're too young." "ignore her, she's just being contrary". When a teenager hits 16 or so, they start to see themselves as equals to adults. But to adults, they are still just a child. I am almost 18. I have let everyone walk all over me. This is when I say "No more". There will be no more suckering me into doing things I don't want to or can't do. I will not feel bad about it. I have an opinion, and I will state it when I feel that it is necessary. I don't mind doing things for my parents or family, but there comes a time when your needs have to come first, when you're fed up. People have to uinderstand this. This is not all about me. It is a cycle and it needs to stop. I'm tired of people thinking that they can just push me to do anything. I'm frustrated. I'm tired. I'm fed up. I'm done.