Thirteen. Unlucky for some. Actually, being 13 is pretty much unlucky for everyone - and their parents. Being a teenager is not a wonderful thing, at least not all the time. It can suck. Totally. I spent much of the day with teenagers. This afternoon I was with the family for a birthday barbecue for my sister. The children are all teenagers - except one. The grand old member of the cousin club is 21-year-old Scarlett. Apparently she has grey hairs. Her sister likes to locate and remove them. Soon they were all at it. Our family sure knows how to party. Later, I was at Fame for Senior Musical. This is the first time in forever Drama Teen has been too old so we were there as observers. We liked what we saw, a lot. The first mini musical was from Thirteen by Jason Robert Brown, all about the angst of being a teenager. JRB is well known for writing autobiographical works. Depending on who you listen to, he is either a boy wonder or entirely self-indulgent. He can be either in my book. This one is on the wonder boy spectrum. And having a talented cast of age-appropriate performers took it to the next level. See, teenagers don't always suck.
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