Teenagers.

I remember when Mr. Murphy gave one of his random lectures about life. Mr. Murphy (for those of you who don't know) was a history teacher, yet he probably should have stuck to his original career of choice (counselor). Why? because he was always talking about life and problems. Anyway, in one of our classes he said that teenagers have so many problems with their parents because, besides the hormones, they have reached a level of maturity where they are beginning to recognize all of their parent's imperfections. We stop seeing them through the eyes of an innocent child and begin to see all the flaws. It's a really hard thing to deal with.

Today I turned 19 and I was devastated by how the day unfolded. It was, to put it simply, the worst Birthday, maybe even the worst DAY, of my life. Never mind the details. Anyway, I've noticed that when I have a really bad day I always remember some solid advice from Mr. Murphy. It made me think about how sometimes, the least expected people can bring comfort in your life during hard times. Who, would have thought that Mr. Murphy, out of all the BAZILLION people I have encountered during my life, would have been that person? weeeeeeeiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrd.
peace out.
Eli