Childhood- ever thought about it?..well, it is such a paradoxical phase of life !... when I was a child, (I am a teenager now..:P), all that I wanted was to grow up, to claim the sky as my own, to do what I wanted to, and now, oxymoronic as it seems to me, all I want is to go back in time. Obviously, then, it was all very innocent, all my wishes, all my ambitions, all my accomplishments!..I do remember, it was a time when being reprehended for not doing h.w. or getting low grades in a test meant a lot to me !...Crying at the slightest and now, that I realize, the stupidest moments, was all too much a part of everyday, not that it isn’t now ( only the reasons have become more serious, but I guess, in some years, they too will be in my category of ‘stupid’). When being asked to sit with a boy meant the ugliest punishment, When opinions were most affected by what people around me thought, I’ve grown up to craft up my own beliefs that have been shaped by my experiences, my conscience, and my mistakes, of course. When broken hearts were nothing more than a fight with a friend over some petty issue ( like a place to sit). When hurting meant physically, nothing more. When I couldn’t understand why mom had changed the channel (:D..i do the same now). When all we thought of guys was as ‘losers’ ( remembers the girl-boy thing?..girls are best ?.:D) When goal meant getting a good score, or getting the new ice-cream in town( remember telling your parents about it?) . When all tension meant was bagging a place in the annual play. When acceptance meant you? When wants meant ‘getting a new video game’?..When hurting someone was confined to laughing when someone fell, but getting them together when you saw them crying?..It all seems a thing in the past, doesn’t it, now? When bad manners meant taking more chocolates than you ought to ?..When lying meant making an excuse for not doing your assignment?..When you didn’t know what being innocent meant, ( “do u mean that puppy dog face”?..:P), while all you were was that, all the time!..well, that is what makes it so beautiful!..the naivety that surrounds children!.. . Then, I was not scared to say what I felt like, because I wasn’t scared of people judging me..! When I entered the long-craved teenage( as we call it), the first issue was of my best friend outgrowing me, and believe me, it was tougher than i thought. Then, I was not judged by the clothes I wore, not by how I looked, nor by the number of people I knew! They never took me as a ‘means’. Well, as we grow up, we become more ‘thoughtful’, I suppose, thinking more about how to get what we want, and our priorities change. If that is what growing up means, today, I long to live those moments again!..I don’t want to be someone who is more affected when the guy she likes( who doesn’t even give a damn about her) is fretting over losing a game, rather then when her friend is in a problem far worse than she should be!..i don’t want to be someone who cares more about how she looks, than caring about what she, as an individual can do to change the scene for the better. I definitely don’t want to be someone, who watches as the shy girl in the corner, breaks down, because she isn’t even given a chance!. I don’t want to be someone who just cares whether she is accepted, and makes fun of those who aren’t!..I DON’T WANT TO BE SHALLOW! Well, i am not blaming teenagers( I am one too!), what i condemn is our ignorance and that bigot-attitude!..Remember that fat girl who could never answer you back, because she knew it would never end?..Remember that guy with the ‘uncool’ tag who was a marvel at chess, but was tired of being picked on? Remember that girl you used to tease, saying,’ what do you have a mouth for if you don’t speak?’..Remember that girl the whole class left alone because she was such a baby?...Well, some of you may remember being on one end and some on the other!..Why do we have to pick on people?..why do we have to make them lose their confidence?..Bullying?..well, Is that what strength and popularity means?..You know what, crying doesn’t mean you are weak, but bearing it all does. If there’s somebody who doesn’t please you, who thinks being a bully ( be it simple ‘picking on’ or ‘extreme bullying’) is being strong, just remember that it is not something that makes them strong, rather it is a weakness. They do what they do because they are cowards. Before somebody else picks on them, they do it. But people, be it bullies or the victims ( a strong word, yea?), just get one thing straight, KARMA’s a bitch!..What goes around does come back around! And if you have something today, it doesn’t mean it will last forever!.,.and if you don’t, well, it will find a way of coming to you sometime or the other..SO keep that in mind, and think before you call somebody something that you wouldn’t want to be called! For once, try to step in their shoes, and I bet, you’ll see!..Stop accepting it the way it is!..We may not realize, but it often leaves a wound so deep inside, that it’s impossible to heal!..Don’t be led down that road!..Be a fighter!( I don’t mean it literally..:P)..Remember, what is their right is yours too, and vice-versa. Remember, if they wouldn't have raised their voice, and believed in themselves, the racist-scenario could never change, nor could we have ever become the country we had never never even thought of!..well, these are issues too strong! but,Never surrender, act as if you don’t care, and believe me, it would eventually stop. And most importantly, remember ‘every dog has his day!’…SO, why not tell them that? Face them with all your confidence, stand up to what you feel isn’t right, and see where you end. Attitude and confidence matters a lot. Don’t be all ‘an eye for an eye’, but tell them that you are what they can never even think of being, ‘You are what you are!’, and nothing and nobody in this world can change that!

Dear teenagers,

Ever realized what the hell u are doing with your life?
Nobody keeps their middle school friends forever, u will fail a math test once in ur life,n maybe more than that.:P..ur teachers will assign u seats away from ur friends, and ur parents will assign u to ur room when u do illegal stuff. You're going to get drunk and say something u'll regret! You're going to cry over boy's names dat u won't even remember in twenty years! You're going to call ur friends names behind their back when they make u mad, and they're going to do the same to you. You're going to be on your own once in a while, thinking of how mean everyone is, and how u don't belong, but eventually it'll all become fine!  Your opinions of people will change, once u get to knoe them, n u'll be like, "to hell with the first impression thingy"!..You're going to run from situations, be grateful one day and ungrateful the next! You're going to find one book in english class dat you actually read! U're gonna discover ur likes and dislikes along the way, n there'll be a time, when u'll be like,"this is what i want to do! i've finally found it!" ..People are gonna make fun of the music u like, and other people are going to like it just the same! There'll be ppl who hate u for sum reason, n others who will love u for the very same one! You're never going to finish all your homework! You're going to cry, and maybe, need a hug from your mom. You'll feel like your friends are all that mean to you, and be backstabbed, and realize maybe you were wrong! You're going to bullshit every essay you write, and pray that you sound like you knoe what you are talking about! You're gonna fail, rise up, fail again, feel like everything's over, but then end up doing sumthing even better! U'll believe, have faith, and lose it all the same! You're going to sing at the top of ur lungs, when nobody's home, and dance whenever u get a chance! You're going to dream of finally getting out of ur town, and you're going to miss it when you leave! You're going to take pictures, being called 'self-obsessed' and after five years, thinking,"did i really look like dat"?.. You're going to be whistled at, cheated on, yelled at, ditched by ur friends, played by boys, laughed at! You're gonna fall in and out of love, and one day u mite really figure out what that word means! You're gonna be judged, despite what u do, ! You r gonna explore, dream of living ur life ur way, and even end up doing dat! You're never gonna stop looking for urself! you r a teenager, so stop trying so hard, expecting so much, crying so often,. Walk with ur head held high, quit talking shit about ppl, take a walk outside, go to school and smile at everyone! Dream, and don't be afraid! After all, you r here tO learn! So, keep learning as you go, keep doing and following ur mind and heart! And who knoes, what u might end up doing!  Who knoes, u might really make it through!..:)

I Believe in Me

 Well nobody's life goes smooth as silk ..!!  Well , nobody's perfect , heaven knows i'm not ... but hiding imperfections or problems gives out a message that u detest yourself ...!! And when u think that way .... U undermine yourself, trust me ,Losing Confidence,  that's the last thing that should happen to an individual. When a person loses confidence in himself, no external force can help him ... The first step to the acme of success starts with Confidence. But if u stumble on the very first step .... how do u plan on going further ...? Life holds challenges for every1 ...When you have faith in yourself and others around you, you tend to have a +ve attitude, when you look at things positively, u do every job wholeheartedly.  There is no magic formula to it,

"There is no special Ingredient" 

 Only great people can turn an obstacle into an opportunity. It all starts with believing in yourself, believing in your abilities. Being confident does half the job. 

" They can conquer, who believe they can"

To all TEenAgErS,

Here's to all the teenagers across the globe!!...being a teenager can be tough, as in not 'tough tough' but real tough!!..itz a stage of our life that makes us what we are meant to be, but it all depends on how we handle all that comes our way!..The problems are different for everyone, and yet similar...at different times, we are all targeted by these problems!..peer pressure, acceptance, relationships, exploring, expectations , just to name a few, all seem pretty easy, but when itz us in the shoes of people who face these, nothing seems easy anymore!..yes, experience is what brings realization!..and dealing with this realization is what's the 'Big Deal'!..What we need to do is explore, discuss, share and seek opinions!..speaking to people who've been through it and to those who haven't makes us get to better consequences!..well, we as teenagers realized it!..well, it's difficult with parents!..sure, they've been through it all, and they know more than we do, but ultimately, given a chance, we'd prefer talking about it with people our own age, than them!,,..maybe because it's more comfortable, and maybe cuz we are too scared!..So, guyz! Share along! Write, Explore, n Get opinions!..Our blog is an absolute 'helping venture', meant to be a place where we can, hopefully, discuss everything that comes along! Honestly!..A place where we can be ourselves!..And speak up our mind!

                   "Life's what we make it, so let's help make it right!"..:)

Hope we get a good response!!!..:)

What's wid the name??

Well, starting this blog was a random idea, an 'out of the blue' kind of a thing,..and we figured out that conscience and experience are two things that we all possess, but seldom pay attention to!..there's this phrase, "experience is the comb that comes to you when you have gone bald"..but we don't want that to happen to us, right?..let's make the best of this comb while we still have some hair left!...and conscience is something we gotta stop ignoring, don't ya think? so we just loved giving each other advice..n we figured out we were quite good at it! motivating each other, helping each other, n all that sorta stuff!..so, we thought why not extend the scope??..we want to try our hand at it, so please post, comment and ask !!!..we are there!..and we are smart!..:D..after all, that's what our motto is!.."teenagers helping teenagers!"...here, on our blog, what we'll try for is interesting, healthy conversations, solving each other's problems, and learning along the way!...Sounds good, LETS DO IT!

Debut Post

Hello there and welcome to The Teenage Helpline ...  This blog aims to help teenagers all across the world in dealing with problems that they are unable to discuss with their parents ... Or if they aren't able to find a solution to their problem ... This blog aims to help all those in need !! Teens helping Teens !! :) We hope to help in dealing with your problems. 

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