Being seventeen is not fun. you're expected to look out for yourself and when you fail at doing so, you can't show it. However, if you're not expected to look out for yourself, you're expected to still be a co-dependent eleven year old. I don't really get that.
I for one am the first one, but I fuck up a lot. a lot. again, I am a middle class, white, female... so my kinds of fuck ups are irrelevant when you compare them on a global issue perspective.