I love the perspective offered here by Sydney Geyer; sometimes we forget the “downside” of youth…

Why The Happiest Time of Your Life Is a Lie | Thought Catalog

“It was the evening of my senior prom. Cameras flashed and adults fawned as the class assembled to attempt one last group shot. Above the shouted parental directions, one voice rose above the din—“Smile! Enjoy this evening. This is the happiest time of your life!” The statement was undoubtedly the product of a mother’s realization that her window to high school’s vicarious glory days was quickly shutting, but it sent my mind reeling. Was I expected to believe that this, a hormonal era of gawky vulnerability, was the best it ever gets? Had I reached my peak at 17?” http://thoughtcatalog.com/sydney-geyer/2014/02/why-the-happiest-time-of-your-life-is-a-lie/

Such a relief… perhaps “the good life” does come sometime well beyond high school!