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What does it mean to grow up?

Do you ever really feel ready to reach adulthood?

When I was a kid I couldn't wait to grow up

I would yell it to anyone who would listen, that I couldn't wait to grow up! and do what I pleased

The adults around me would laugh and and laugh while patting me on the head

Like there was some secret I didn't know

 

Does Growing up mean finding closure in leaving your childhood behind?

Like watching your favorite Cartoons 

Having sleep overs till 3am, playing outside till the sun went down

Does Growing up mean that the real world expects you to be more mature than you really are?

I mean as adults aren't we just winging it?

Is there an answer key to what it means to be a proper adult? ... or...

Does getting older mean putting away old photographs and saying goodbye to friends you once knew

Falling into a boring routine, getting up at dawn to go to work

and coming home exhausted from all the responsibilities

Does getting older mean leaving behind those "childish" fantasies to what made you happy  

Does Growing up mean being all Work and No Play,

Fighting, drowning, barley surviving

becoming bitter and spiteful to young dreamers

Remembering how you were once that optimist, ready to change the world

 Is becoming an adult knowing that time is slipping away,

so it would be best not to waste it on foolish ideas

Is the only sure way to be an adult is knowing, that one day you will become someones mom or dad

Or....does it mean just living a life to pay bills and maybe falling in love?

Does getting older mean just drinking, smoking and having sex?

Does Growing up mean forgetting what made life worth living for?

Once living in a world full of color and opportunity

Only for the colors to dull and tear yourself down

Does Growing up mean changing everything that makes you...you?

Changing your clothes, your hair, your individuality? 

out with the ripped up skinny jeans and scuffed up shoes 

and in with the button down shirts and basic pencil skirts 

Fitting a mold and filling a quota 

Does Growing up mean trying to find your way back to your inner child

Never forgetting about the little things that make you smile

Not taking life to seriously and just remembering to laugh

Just doing what makes you happy

Maybe Growing up doesn't mean you have to give up on all those childhood habits

If you want to have sleepovers till 3am again

Do It!

If you want to dance around and sing to silly songs 

Do It!

If you really want to eat a ton of junk food once in a while

Do it!

These small moments are not a waste of time and if it makes you happy

Do It!

Growing up doesn't have to mean hiding your inner child, but rather...

Learning to walk along side it

Reviews

[Just Kim]

I like this, i think it's okay to be grown up and still be young at heart. Just because we grow older doesn't mean we have to stop having fun. I enjoyed this write.

[Boxcat]

This is quite positive, I like it a whole lot