teenagers

Parenting is hard at the best of times, but raising teenagers is a whole new ballgame. From fending off their mood swings to keeping up with their appetites —which are big enough to feed a small country— it's certainly an uphill battle most days. These memes accurately sum up the trials and tribulations of raising teenagers and the strength of mind and character required to get you through to the parenting finish line.

On this week's episode of "men can be creepy AF," a concerned man started a Reddit thread about his roommates are considering accepting a 16-year-old girl as their roommate. Apparently, she claims to be emancipated but has no proof that she actually is. In case you missed it, these men are in their twenties. Only one roommate - the original poster - thinks that this is a disaster waiting to happen, and all the Redditors on the thread unanimously agree with him. What do you think? Is this about to explode in their faces? How creepy are these roomies on a scale of one to ten? Let us know in the comments. 

Getting your period can be very uncomfortable for teen girls. For whatever reason, we are subtly taught to be ashamed of our monthly cycle and are encouraged to hide this very pertinent part of our lives. You might think the world has made some progress in terms of celebrating womanhood, but there are still people who try to convince young girls that their period is gross, and they need to learn how to 'control it'.

We all have some weird kinks that get us hot and heavy for no apparent reason, it's a natural part of being a sexual being. but even before we experienced our first sexual experiences, we still had a list of wacky things or characters that turned us on. It's just one of the many awesome parts of going through puberty; awkward hair growth, painful zits, and ridiculously disorganized hormones. Luckily these phases do not usually last forever (even though we've all had our fair share of adult-acne), eventually, we can all look back and laugh at the inexplicable things that may or may not have triggered our sexual awakenings.

Teens are always up to all types of shady sh*t, but all of us were once teens. While teenhood may still seem distant, we still have fond memories of all the good, the bad, and the ugly of our teenage years. We recently uncovered a 6-year-old Reddit thread about the craziest things people did as teens, and I don't think I can keep up with all these cool albeit stupid kids. Personally, my high school experience was nerdy, peaceful, and quiet. Scroll down for the peak of teenage stupidity. 

When you hear "high school movie," what pops into your head? Mean Girls, right? What's that? The Breakfast Club? Booksmart? Shhh, no, it's Mean Girls. Mean Girls pops into your head. Stop disagreeing with me, there's only one right answer here! Anyway, have you thought about how much more savage the Plastics would be with modern social media at their disposal? Like, Tinder, for example. In a way, Tinder is just a digital Burn Book where everyone writes their own pages, right? Don't you think? I said stop disagreeing with me!! Well...here's what the characters' Tinders would look like, just read them and you'll see what I mean.

A large part of growing up is gaining new obsessions. While it's happening, we like to believe that, 'It's not a phase, mom!' But it doesn't take too long to realize, yep, that was definitely a phase. For example, I used to be obsessed with Spongebob. Yeah, Mr. Squarepants. I actually wanted him painted all over my room. I guess I thought I was going to forever be into iconic Nickelodeon shows... but alas, this phased probably lasted no longer than 6 months.

People are sharing the things they used to be obsessed with that they didn't exactly take with them into their adult life. Classic.

As a teen, babysitting is one of the best gigs you can get. Kids can be super entertaining, and you legitimately get paid to let them watch TV, or play Minecraft, or make TikToks — whatever kids are up to these days. It's always the absolute best when the kids are already asleep when you show up. From that point on it's just Netflix and snacks. (Much better than Netflix and chill)

Obviously, it's not all sunshine as daisies though. Some kids can be utter nightmares and really try to test your patience. But what's even worse than bratty kids are unreasonable parents.

Moving from one school to another one is always a huge step. It's never fun to be the new kid. What's even harder is moving from one school to another one in a completely different country. Now, not only are you the new kid, but you're the new kid with a new accent and a new culture that you suddenly have to become the representative for.

Americans and foreigners have an interesting relationship. Firstly, a lot of Americans consider everyone to be a foreigner, even when they are living in their own country. Sometimes it can be difficult to move past stereotypes when trying to learn about someone else's background. It is a good thing to celebrate other people's cultures, and ask them questions with an open mind, but we need to understand that sometimes people just don't want to share.

It's kind of funny how every year we get older and realize there were so many things that we didn't need to stress about so much in our past. My father once told me, "If it's not going to matter in 5 years, it doesn't really matter at all," and now I'm beginning to understand what he meant. Sometimes it can feel like older adults don't understand what younger adults are going through, but usually, they can. They literally went through it themselves and came out the other end okay it seems. 

Of course, some things change, and we face different issues from our parents, but some pieces of advice, like many of the ones mentioned in this Reddit thread, will always be applicable.

Okay, I sincerely apologize if this makes you feel old but it has in fact been 15 years since the original episode of Hannah Montana aired on Disney Channel. I can barely believe it either. So much about the show was iconic, I don't even know where to begin. We all wanted to dye our hair blonde and get bangs. We all tried to convince our friends that we were also living a double life. We all didn't understand how Robbie Ray Stewart got away with hiding his celeb status by wearing no other disguise other than a mustache, but we let him do it anyway. A true icon as well.

#HannahMontana was rightfully trending on Twitter, and people celebrated the anniversary by bringing us back to some of the most hilarious moments. Oh, she also just got verified, it only took 15 years!

In case you see this Hannah, I love you.

Parenting only gets harder as your kids get older. It's all fun and games when they're innocent babies who can't talk back or partake in questionable activity, but teens are a whole nother breed of children. The parents of Twitter took to the platform to blast their own teen kids, and rant about the struggles of raising them. They just grow up so fast, and none of us are ready for the teen angst storm coming our way. Scroll down for the hilarious tweets. 

Okay, this is definitely a thing. As girls, we usually all learn about what being pregnant is before we fully understand what sex is. This results in a delay of information, a disconnect you might say. We know that we are the gender that has babies, but what leads up to that? Some parents will try to scare their kids by saying that they can get pregnant in all kinds of ways. Thank god we have the internet these days. Just try not to get sucked into the "I didn't know I was pregnant" stories.

The choice to begin a relationship is a biggie. So often we tell ourselves to not over-think that decision, to ~follow our hearts~, but sometimes our heart is just confused AF and then we have to effectively undo our spontaneous decisions. Seems harsh, but maybe it's still better than knowing you're not into it and stringing the other person along for months, maybe years? Decide for yourself.

Anyone who has parented teenagers or anyone who has been a teenager themselves will relate to these memes. They speak to your stroppy teenage soul, the part of you who thinks their parents are the worst people on the planet, the part of you who hoards all the cups in your room and who gives one-word grunts as replies when someone dares ask you a question. You know what I'm talking about, and these memes are for you.

Ah, raising teenagers. 

Always fun. 

To get through it, you need a good sense of humor and these parents of teens have very very good ones.