Growing Up | Sunday Says
1:45 PMAs we grow up, more and more responsibilities are thrown our way. We start accumulating chores and deadlines and our calendars become cramped. We have less free time on our own to relax or go out with friends. With time people change, as do friendships and relationships. The stress of every little thing keeps piling on on our shoulders, and sometimes we feel as if we're suffocating. Sometimes we feel torn between two sides of an arguments, and we feel pressured to make a decision. Or pressured to complete an assignment. Or pressured to try something we're not comfortable with. Pressured and stress, and we start to realise that life isn't all that great.
"Why did I try to grow up so fast?" We ask ourselves while looking back on our childhood. Looking back at all the times we tried on your mom's shoes, and all the times we played house, or we tried to imitate other people, or we stopped doing something because it "wasn't cool" or it was "for little kids".
There's nights where all I want to do is curl up in my bed, turn back time, and go back to being a little kid. Go back to playing with friends in the park, to times when lies and backstabbers didn't exist. To times where colouring was the only homework. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but we can't think like this. Sure, being a kid is great, but it's also not.
When you're little you don't have any independence, you don't have a voice. You don't know the world, and you don't know yourself. Growing up is such a privilege because with all the pressure and stress come great things. We get to experience the world and see new places. Meet new people and create new bonds. Fall in love and create new life. We get to pursue our dreams and we get to feel accomplished when our hard work pays off.
So please try to remember, life is wonderful. Growing up means having more time to make new memories and try new things. Yes it comes with a lot of work, but it's worth it. We have the opportunity to make our lives great; too many people are denied this privilege.
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