17 Old? Pft. When I was 17 my mother died of cancer, I stayed home schooled my senior year to care for her... I left home the day she died 2 days before 18th Bday.....(before I graduated) and father disappeared ( good riddence) She was 43 years young... smoking....
I turn 49 this year and have medical bills far in excess of $2000.00 a monthly EVERY month...most are meds alone... 12 invasive surgeries, 2 terminal illnesses, a daughter 17, plus 2 ex wipes.. er I mean ex wives.... I remember when pong was intro'ed and pacman went home console (and arcades still featured Pin Ball machines as cutting edge)
The beatles were just introed in the US when I was born, my sisters saw them live...
and I still think and far too often act in my twenties... Im a USAF military Veteran since the 80's..Yeah I'm old....
17? Pfftt. Your best years are probably ahead of you still. Grab hold of a dream and hold tight, don't let anyone say it can't be done.. there's nothing dreamed that can't be done.
To quote a favorite movie... The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'..... "I've lived long enough to see the future become history... Empires crumble... there are no exceptions..." -Dorian Grey to M.
PS leave recreational drugs and alcohol alone, they are NOT worth the 'time released' results... (not the reason for my health personally....)
I have two degrees and before you think I'm playing one upsman crap, with the exception of two unrelated topics for which I was university educated, every kid less than 28 in here is probably more intelligent than I am with thier HS diploma...