How did you feel at the age of 16-17?

[Jason]

At 16 I I felt unloved,misunderstood, and ANGRY! I read often also but had no one to talk to about it. I had to fight some of my best friends for absolutely no reason. my Grandma died and my aunt told me cold heartedly after i ran in the room yelling "Grandma Granda!" excited about some good news when my aunt peeked in a and said "oh, she's dead." I turned 2 look and broke down. Im 32 now 'N tears still swell in my eyes as i talk about it. I seemed to always b in the wrong place at the wrong time. I had a gun put to my stomach twice by 2 different gangs (oakland Ca.) and i was shot at once. I was held @ gun point by a guy w my friend, he tried to make us rob the gas station w him buy we acted like we didn't know what were doing and ran when he got destrated. My 1st love/ sex partner left me for an older guy w a car. I loved her for at least a decade afterwards. I felt the world was against me. Things got better when i learned exactly who i was and what I wanted out of life.J Braxton