For better, or for worse.

                     They say that those who stick with you through the bad times, are the people who truly care about you in your life. But what about the people who are with you through the good times? I don't have much experience with people being with me through "bad times", because the past year hasn't been such a great time in general. I'm a teenager, I close myself off, because I'm in no mood to gamble my emotions and trust on attitude-ridden, jaded teenagers. When something genuinely terrible happens to me (which I am not in any way anticipating) I can pretty much predict how the important people in my life are going to react. I know what to expect.
                 But the reactions to happy times are in a whole another stratosphere. I feel like envy is the initial reaction most teenagers have when something good happens to one of our friends, as much as we wouldn't like to admit it. As soon as something happens to someone else, that alert goes up in our head asking "Why didn't we accomplish this?" and that we need to step up our game before we fall behind. The thing is, when I'm in a heightened mood, this is a cherished occasion for me. When I accomplish something, or have  a stroke of luck, I'd like to relish the emotion for as long as possible. And the sad thing about me is, one jaded comment can fade away that emotion for me. So here's my advice to you: when something positive happens to someone else-be genuinely happy for them. Push your jealously aside, and let yourself feel proud and joyful for this person. And if you can't feel it-fake it, because you don't have the right to be the person who ruins it for them.