Written by: Arunesh Manandhar - 2022002, Grade X
Posted on: 02 February, 2021
The topic I chose depends upon the psychology of the teenagers of all the generations. And in all the generations the teenagers had/ have friends indeed. In my view friends from our childhood or adolescence are special, no matter how much time has elapsed between visits. These compelling connections are the result of shared books during the formative years, our childhood friends and teenage sweet us all the wonderful, horrible, boring and embarrassing moments that help us to make us who we are going to be in future or who our parents are now.
Yet, when children are young, parents may regard these relationships as insignificant. Even though the family moves to a new community and the children’s close friends are left behind, they will make new friends. But is a friend as interchangeable as a new toy for an old one, or is there more to friendship than that? Why are we so not interested in rediscovering our long lost friends from schools or do some of us just forget them in our adult years not as some people believe that they were as dispensable to us as children?
Even more going towards depth the teenage love is not only about boyfriends or girlfriends, though adults refer to these relationships with demeaning language calling them “puppy love” according to Nancy Kalish (PhD). And so the bonds are not taken seriously. But the adults believe the statement or agree on it “I love you, Mom and Dad” with full appreciation at the face value.
So, if adults believe/ accept the teenagers can love parents truly then they shouldn't. They also accept that the love towards their friends and their interests and everything are “real love”.
As the teenagers love to live life by achieving their interest, hence adults should support them in each and every step. Yes I believe I have fallen in love with my parents, my family members, my best friend, friend’s nature, dance, sports, music and so on and this gives a different way to live life with a totally different perception of love than what teenagers usually teenager’s have in their mind but ignore these things and take it in a wrong way which has given the totally wrong meaning of teenage love or simply love.
