SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT
So if a teenager is at school for roughly 8 hours, and they are doing homework for 6+ hours, and they need AT LEAST 9 HOURS OF SLEEP FOR THEIR DEVELOPING BRAINS, then they may have 0-1 hours for other activities like eating, bathing, exercise, socializing (which is actually incredibly important for emotional, mental, and physical health, as well as the development of skills vital to their future career and having healthy romantic relationships among other things), religious activities, hobbies, extra curriculars, medical care of any kind, chores (also a skill/habit development thing and required by many parents), relaxation, and family time? Not to mention that your parents may or may not pressure you to get a job, or you might need to get one for economic reasons.
I will never not reblog this
“…but teenagers have no reason to be stressed.”
god bless this post
finally!
SO ACCURATE IM GONNA START CRYING. I would literally sleep in my clothes some nights because I began my homework as soon as I got in from school or extra curricular programs (you know cause we’re all told colleges want to see that on applications) and not finish until 2am-3am and once I did, I would pass out ON TOP of my textbooks. Now as I’m praised for all my “academic accomplishments” I fucking regret that I didn’t have a normal adolescence in which I developed and fostered social relationships, healthy habits, and loving and taking care of myself. Fuck.