Pressure from Your Friends

Being pressured from your friends can be about all sorts of things. I'm not here to tell you, "don't drink, don't smoke, don't have sex" blahblahblah because I'm a teen too and I know what you're going through and that it's not that easy. I have a lot of friends that drink, including my boyfriend. I always felt like it's not a big deal if you do, as long as you're not getting into trouble, doing it too often and slacking in other areas. Whatever you do, don't become a lazy drunk! It's one thing to do it a few times and play it safe, and another to get drunk every weekend. This all must sound pretty bad, like I'm encouraging everyone to drink, but I'm really not. I'm just saying that as a teenager, you're going to want to do things like that. And it's not a big deal if you do, just be careful. For instance, I went to a party the other weekend with a big group of friends that had drank before they got there. I was meeting them at the party, not hanging out with them before, so I wasn't there. I know that out of the 9 of them, 4 showed up to the party really drunk. And those 4 got caught and got in trouble and almost EXPELLED from school. Yes, you can get expelled for just being drunk at a party! I didn't even know, but that's what the cop told them. Whatever you do, be careful and don't do too much of it.

❤,
Katiiee
email me with any questions at teensworldblog@aol.com

New Relationships and Predicting Their Feelings

I don't know about you guys, but when I first start to become involved with someone the number one thing I want to know is how they feel about me. Not just if they really like you, but what kind of relationship they want. Different people want different things, especially as a teenager. So how do you know if the person you like wants a serious relationship, or just friends with benefits? I often have a hard time with this, because it's so easy to get mixed signals. One second he's all over you and the next he isn't answering your texts! Too often we're scared to be up front and ask them what they want, and I don't blame anyone! You never want to scare off a new love interest. The last thing you want is for the guy to think that you're moving too fast. I like to play it by ear, maybe have your friends do a little spying and ask him how he feels about you and what he wants out of the relationship, but make sure they don't push it. After a little while, you should be able to tell by how far the relationship is going. If it's just hanging out and doing the same thing every weekend, and you want more, then maybe it is time to have "the talk" with him. But make sure that you don't make it a big deal and always start it positively. Tell him what you love about the relationship and that you don't want it to change, you just need some clarification. Before you do this, make sure that you and him are at the level where you're comfortable with communicating. If not, and nothings changing, it may be time to find a new guy! We're still young and there are plenty of amazing people out there, you just need to find them!

❤,
Katiiee
questions? email me at teensworldblog@aol.com 

First Blog!

Welcome to Live Teen! I set up this blogged as I was trying to find blogs online for teenagers, like myself, to get advice. I couldn't come across any blogs that I liked so I decided that I would just make my own to interact and help other teenagers around the world :) I'll be updating as often as possible about common problems that I believe that teen's face and I will answer any questions that you send! Email me at teensworldblog@aol.com :)

❤,
Katiiee