Buzz·Posted on Jul 29, 201321 Reasons To Be Grateful You're No Longer A TeenFeeling old? At least you don't have a bedtime.by Erin ChackBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Your punishments were a lot more cruel and unusual. 2. You had curfews. 3. Dealing with zits was endless. 4. Your parents constantly embarrassed you. 5. Life was either too hard... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. ...Or painfully boring. 7. You were stuck in an awkward phase in your life. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. You weren't old enough to buy alcohol. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. ...And even if you were, you hadn't learned to handle it yet. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. So you were constantly sneaking around. 11. Which might explain why you felt generally angsty all the time. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. You had to rely on your parents for rides. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. And financial support. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. School fried your brain. 15. Hormones fried whatever was left of your brain. 16. You just wanted to be in control of your own life! 17. But instead you spent your days learning stuff you didn't care about. 18. Or writing papers on subjects you didn't care about. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. Or being forced to do things you didn't care about. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. So don't feel bad that you're getting older. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. Because you'll never look like this again: