Why Sweet Sixteen?

Sorry I haven't posted anything in the longest time! I've had my pre-boards going on so I went on stand by. Wow! It's been a month since I've written anything. I've missed writing so much. Sooo..... I turn 16 this Saturday! I wonder why becoming 16 is so important for a girl. It's not like we can vote or get married or drink alcohol. So what's so special about being 16? And it's only special for a girl! Why aren't the other birthdays special??? and why does only 16 get an adjective! You know, sweet sixteen!! Why can't it be Outstanding One, Toothless Two, Talkative Three, Friendly Four, Fearsome Five, Sassy Six, Sunny Seven, Enthusiastic Eight, Troublesome Ten, Easy-Going Eleven, Tender Twelve, Trendy Thirteen, and so on and so forth? Why only Sweet Sixteen? It's not like the day a girl turns 16, her nature changes! It's not like her personality gets a makeover or something, right? According to Wikipedia sweet sixteens are a coming of age. Maybe abroad, yes. I mean, You can drive at 16 but in India? You can't drive until 18! And abroad you have ceremonies on sweet sixteen like the candle ceremony, the shoe ceremony, the tiara ceremony and the father-daughter dance. That's not something we do here. I mean, I know we could but I for one think it's kind of silly. Sweet but silly! Hey , maybe that's why they call it sweet sixteen! What do you think?