Teenagers "But Mom why can't I?" I asked. "Because I said so that's why," my mother replied. "Come on Mom. You surely have a better reason than that, " I said. "Erica, you are seventeen years old and are still a teenager. As far as I'm concerned you will do what I damn well tell you to as long as you are living under this roof." "Aghh! You just don't understand!" I screamed. I've had this argument with my parents a thousand times over and I can almost guaranty that any other typical teenager has experienced it also. Why do all parents think each teenager is the same? Well I've got news for the old folks. We're not. Teenagers are