love and all that crazy stuff.

what i dont understand is why people think that teenagers dont know what love is about. chew on this: "i love you" is a phrase that humans use all their lives. For most kids its one of their first phrases. by the ages of 15, 16, 17 we've been using the word "love" for a long time.  we are taught to love our family, friends and neighbors. so contrary to popular belief, we know the meaning of love.
ya they are those stupid people out there who go out with someone for like a week and think they love them. or those people that meet someone online or only communicate over texting and they think theyve found "the one." they ruin it for everyone else. personally i have loved someone outside of my family. yes, i was young and ya, it was really stupid but that doesnt take away from what i knew i felt. and it wasnt a snap decision. i knew everything about him even the things that i didnt want to and still to this day i dont deny what i felt for him. i think thats love. i love my sister even though shes a crazy skank. ;) i love my best friend even though sometimes i want to punch her. i love my mommy even when she yells at me to put away my crap for the " thooooooooouuuuuuusandsth time." i would gladly sacrifice my happiness for any one of those people and all the others that i love. and thats how i know ive loved someone.