Apparently, self-awareness and a modicum of maturity can help some of the most hopeless Justin Bieber fans.

Justin Bieber is eighteen years old now — a grown woman, perfectly able to take care of herself.

I grew up hearing, “Be respectable!” while all the girls heard, “Don’t act trashy!” These days, half the guys don’t respect anything, and “trashy” is a requirement for half the women. We might actually see the day when the divorce rate is higher than the marriage rate!

It’s odd to have lived long enough to see teenaged girls screaming profanities and slurs while fighting in the hallways, and teenaged boys being emotionally needy and crying at the drop of a hat.

Sure, there are a few kinks to work out, including, but not limited to, its innate need to attack household pets, chase cars, SQUIRREL! roll in mud, SQUIRREL! attempt to eat pizza delivery men, SQUIRREL! etc. Waste management may also be an issue…