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If I Were 13 Again

WDC Birthday Blogging WEEK! The September 3, 2013 prompt for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  is
If you could be 13 years old again, (in this time period) would you?

If I were 13 again,
would I really want to swim
through the quagmire of teenage angst?

The technology is a plus,
I could ride an ITD1
instead of a bus.

Is the technology worth the price
of living through the terrible teens?
Do I really want to be 13?

Would I want to be 13 years old again? No! It is true that there are numerous advantages of being 13 in this day, but I do not think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. A major disadvantage of being 13 is facing the years between 13 and 19 in a world or culture that is going through maturing process at the same time you maturing. All right, if I were born in 2000 AD instead of 1946 AD, I might have a different view of the crises facing the world today and think that the present condition of the planet is normal. This does not change my answer, I still would not want to be 13 again.

If I were 13 again,
would need a survival plan
to stop the bullies where the stand?

Food for Thought: "I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China." - Rob Lowe

Footnotes
1  Individual Transportation Device