Taylor Swift Reflects on Her 15ness

In 58 days, my daughter will walk through the doors of high school for the very first time. So we are all about this whole @15 thing with Taylor Swift at their side. (The @15 program is a new teen-led social change platform underwritten by Best Buy.) She offers observations such as, “You think you’re all alone when you’re 15. You’re not.” It’s comforting in a misery-loves-company kind of way. She also provides encouragement to teens who might think they are kind of different. “In the real world, if you have something about yourself that’s different, you’re lucky,” she notes. “It’s not a curse. Don’t make high school everything. I’d like to think the best years of my life are still ahead of me.” The whole site seems like a great way for teens to connect and be heard, and for parents to stay dialed in to what’s really going on behind the rolling of the eyes and the slamming of bedroom doors.