Kids have it easier than they think they do. Sure, you have to listen to your parents, go to bed on time, do your homework, and you have everyone telling you what to do. But they don't think about what they don't have to put up with. They don't have to pay bills, go to work, worry about putting gas in the car, or being mature. They get away with acting silly and having a good time while me, I have to actually act like an adult (in some situations).
I remember being younger and thinking how awesome it would be to drive where ever I wanted to go. Now I think about how much gas it is going to take to get to where I NEED to go. It used to be so simple asking my mom to take me somewhere, though as I got older instead of getting to go I was told "I don't have money for gas." I even remember thinking how once I got a car I would ALWAYS have money for gas so I could go where ever I wanted to go. Needless to say, that didn't work out so well.
And what about how once we are teenagers we think we are adults and we know everything. We think the world is just full of adventures and nothing but great things. We just couldn't wait to gain that freedom we so longed for. Now, I want my freedom taken back so I don't have to face reality. The world is full of adventures, yes, but it is also full of hateful things that we didn't pay attention to when we were younger. Now, I would love to only worry about going to school every morning and getting my homework done.
Another thing I think about often is how I used to complain and put off doing my homework. Now, I would kill for the easy homework that I could easily make up as I went along. I miss not having to pay for school and getting stressed when I am loaded down with school work. When I was in public school, if I got loaded down with homework I would just shrug my shoulders and let something fall behind the desk. You can't do that in college. One missed homework assignment and you are fighting to keep a passing grade the rest of the time. And there is always that worry that if you fail a class you will have to retake and PAY for it again.
Growing up was the fun part. Being an adult and actually accepting all my responsibilities, not so fun. It gets better as I move forward and learn new things. Like, I have finally learned to manage my money so I always have a little to spend on myself. I have learned to manage my time as well. I know when I can watch tv or play a game and when I need to be studying or doing something productive. I have it a little easier than some adults because I do still live at home with my parents and my parents are awesome cause they don't ask for me to pay rent. So I don't have to worry about making a house payment or paying electric and water bills.
I do, however, have to worry about the bills that I built up on my own. One thing that most teenagers think is, "it would be so cool to have a credit card!" Yeah, I was one of those teenagers. I thought having a credit card was just the greatest thing ever. Now I wish I had been a little smarter and listened to my mom when she told me it was not all it was cracked up to be. Stupid teenagers.
My advice to any child, teenager, or young adults (anyone younger than 21) DO NOT get credit cards. Do not rush growing up. Enjoy the limited freedom you have right now because full freedom is not as fun as you think. Have fun being a kid and don't let go until you absolutely have to.
I admit that I am still holding on to the childishness that lives inside me. I enjoy laughing at something completely retarded. And I have my moments of immaturity. Actually, I probably have a lot of those moments. I also have my moments of adult immaturity (ex. Mind in the gutter). I just wish I could be a kid again. I wish I could play with barbies and dolls after school. Fight all night with my parents about how I have to go to bed too early and get up cranky cause I stayed up to late. I miss falling asleep in class and having lunch with all my classmates. And I miss looking forward to the weekends because I can sleep all day and try to stay up all night when in most cases I still fell asleep before midnight.
Oh, to be a child again.
Until Next time
*Heather*
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