Zit Pops and Surprise Parties

  Ha, adolescence! This era of "magical" transformation, from the most beautiful periods of our life to a rollercoaster of acne, unscheduled growth spurts, and a flux of hormones, also has to be the most confusing, irritating, and yet, somehow, the most comical period of our life. It's a time when our body and mind seem to conspire against us, but in hindsight, it's also a time of hilarious mishaps. Remember when you woke up and realized that now you have the magical power to stain not just your sheets and your favorite dresses but also the lives around you because your brain decided to let the amygdala, the seat of our emotions, control our lives? It's as if our brain randomly brings pain and suffering to our bodies and minds on a random Tuesday, but why?             The most straightforward and only answer is that this is only one part of the general course of development; it is just one part of the many life-span developme...