The teenage years seem, by far, to be the best and worst part of life. They are the best because we are experiencing and learning things that we will never have the chance to do again. We have so many opportunities. They are the worst because of the pain, the suffering, the loss of self, the realizations. There is so much that is so hard and these tall, long bearded, short fused, small minded elders of mine tell me not to take it for granted. Well, I don’t. However, don’t ever tell me you’d come back here if you had the chance.