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Why is it that everybody under the age of 18 wants to be "Grown up" before they've Grown up. They all seem in such a hurry to reach that most acclaimed position in life, Adulthood. I'm sure that it's not a new phenomena. I and many before and after me were in those very same shoes once, but looking at it now I realise the only reason for wanting to be an Adult is not having been one yet.
My 18th Birthday was close on 6 years ago now and as I bumble through the dizzying heights of my mid twenties looking back at times past. They seemed dull at the time and as a teenager they were. I spent the majority of my teenage years waiting in anticipation for the moment I turned 18. It had taken 5 years to pass from adolescence to Manhood, a wait punctuated only briefly by turning 16, my first drunken party, Holidays with friends and losing my virginity. There were no worries, no hassles past whether or not the girls at school fancied me, or my mates were really my mates. It was easy. But there was no responsibility either. Nothing distinguished me from the 9 year old next door.
Then it finally came, 18, a Man, an Adult, a Responsible member of Society (so the Judge says). What a shock to the system. It stank then and it still does now. All the stuff that you do with your mates, drinking beer, going to clubs, watching porn Films. They all lose their "what if we get caught" appeal. I can do that everyday what makes this time so special. I've spent the last 6 years trying to be a Kid again, playing Video games, watching Cartoons, kicking a football around in the park. It's sad. Grown men and Women throwing a Frisbee around means at least a couple of days of careful planning. 10 Blokes playing Football takes weeks, everything takes time to do and you have so precious little. "I'm working late then...." "I'm meeting her for Dinner on that day, but how about the day after" "Here's my Mobile.....Here's my Email......"
I don't mean to preach but It's worth griping about. I keep seeing those Chat Show situations, a 13 year old girl is seeing a 21 year old Man, her mum doesn't like it "....but I don't feel like a 13 year old, I feel like an 18 year old" or "If you didn't treat me like a child". You're not an adult how can you know how it feels. You are a child. Wake up, stop being ashamed of it. Don't throw it away for the sake of a Video certification or a Parental Advisory sticker. Trust me on this one, Milk it for everything it's worth because you won't get it back in the same way that you have it now. Enjoy it and if and when things go a little wrong you can always tell everyone that you're "just a Kid".
My 18th Birthday was close on 6 years ago now and as I bumble through the dizzying heights of my mid twenties looking back at times past. They seemed dull at the time and as a teenager they were. I spent the majority of my teenage years waiting in anticipation for the moment I turned 18. It had taken 5 years to pass from adolescence to Manhood, a wait punctuated only briefly by turning 16, my first drunken party, Holidays with friends and losing my virginity. There were no worries, no hassles past whether or not the girls at school fancied me, or my mates were really my mates. It was easy. But there was no responsibility either. Nothing distinguished me from the 9 year old next door.
Then it finally came, 18, a Man, an Adult, a Responsible member of Society (so the Judge says). What a shock to the system. It stank then and it still does now. All the stuff that you do with your mates, drinking beer, going to clubs, watching porn Films. They all lose their "what if we get caught" appeal. I can do that everyday what makes this time so special. I've spent the last 6 years trying to be a Kid again, playing Video games, watching Cartoons, kicking a football around in the park. It's sad. Grown men and Women throwing a Frisbee around means at least a couple of days of careful planning. 10 Blokes playing Football takes weeks, everything takes time to do and you have so precious little. "I'm working late then...." "I'm meeting her for Dinner on that day, but how about the day after" "Here's my Mobile.....Here's my Email......"
I don't mean to preach but It's worth griping about. I keep seeing those Chat Show situations, a 13 year old girl is seeing a 21 year old Man, her mum doesn't like it "....but I don't feel like a 13 year old, I feel like an 18 year old" or "If you didn't treat me like a child". You're not an adult how can you know how it feels. You are a child. Wake up, stop being ashamed of it. Don't throw it away for the sake of a Video certification or a Parental Advisory sticker. Trust me on this one, Milk it for everything it's worth because you won't get it back in the same way that you have it now. Enjoy it and if and when things go a little wrong you can always tell everyone that you're "just a Kid".
Being grown up.. I'm not sure if I ever really was after that myself, but it was rather irritating being younger than all my friends.
I've been a year ahead since I skipped a year at primary school, and with a July birthday I've been around a year and a half younger than most of my friends... which gets to be VERY frustrating when they all start turning 18, and I'm not even 17.
I'm only just 18 now, and I've already done my first year at university - being 17 for a year there wasn't so bad, but I was still terrified that someone would look at my student card a little to closely, and check the D.O.B. It never happened, but ther fear factor was there. At the moment, I'm relieved I no longer have to worry like that when I go out.
Being a student, I still have no respobsibilities and obligations, so I don't miss the simplicity of being young - I still have it, except with added freedom.
The thought of being employed full time does scare me though...
Growing up? That's just something that happens to other people isn't it?
I've been a year ahead since I skipped a year at primary school, and with a July birthday I've been around a year and a half younger than most of my friends... which gets to be VERY frustrating when they all start turning 18, and I'm not even 17.
I'm only just 18 now, and I've already done my first year at university - being 17 for a year there wasn't so bad, but I was still terrified that someone would look at my student card a little to closely, and check the D.O.B. It never happened, but ther fear factor was there. At the moment, I'm relieved I no longer have to worry like that when I go out.
Being a student, I still have no respobsibilities and obligations, so I don't miss the simplicity of being young - I still have it, except with added freedom.
The thought of being employed full time does scare me though...
Growing up? That's just something that happens to other people isn't it?
Why is it that everybody under the age of 18 wants to be "Grown up" before they've Grown up. They all seem in such a hurry to reach that most acclaimed position in life, Adulthood. I'm sure that it's not a new phenomena. I and many before and after me were in those very same shoes once, but looking at it now I realise the only reason for wanting to be an Adult is not having been one yet.
My 18th Birthday was close on 6 years ago now and as I bumble through the dizzying heights of my mid twenties looking back at times past. They seemed dull at the time and as a teenager they were. I spent the majority of my teenage years waiting in anticipation for the moment I turned 18. It had taken 5 years to pass from adolescence to Manhood, a wait punctuated only briefly by turning 16, my first drunken party, Holidays with friends and losing my virginity. There were no worries, no hassles past whether or not the girls at school fancied me, or my mates were really my mates. It was easy. But there was no responsibility either. Nothing distinguished me from the 9 year old next door.
Then it finally came, 18, a Man, an Adult, a Responsible member of Society (so the Judge says). What a shock to the system. It stank then and it still does now. All the stuff that you do with your mates, drinking beer, going to clubs, watching porn Films. They all lose their "what if we get caught" appeal. I can do that everyday what makes this time so special. I've spent the last 6 years trying to be a Kid again, playing Video games, watching Cartoons, kicking a football around in the park. It's sad. Grown men and Women throwing a Frisbee around means at least a couple of days of careful planning. 10 Blokes playing Football takes weeks, everything takes time to do and you have so precious little. "I'm working late then...." "I'm meeting her for Dinner on that day, but how about the day after" "Here's my Mobile.....Here's my Email......"
I don't mean to preach but It's worth griping about. I keep seeing those Chat Show situations, a 13 year old girl is seeing a 21 year old Man, her mum doesn't like it "....but I don't feel like a 13 year old, I feel like an 18 year old" or "If you didn't treat me like a child". You're not an adult how can you know how it feels. You are a child. Wake up, stop being ashamed of it. Don't throw it away for the sake of a Video certification or a Parental Advisory sticker. Trust me on this one, Milk it for everything it's worth because you won't get it back in the same way that you have it now. Enjoy it and if and when things go a little wrong you can always tell everyone that you're "just a Kid".
My 18th Birthday was close on 6 years ago now and as I bumble through the dizzying heights of my mid twenties looking back at times past. They seemed dull at the time and as a teenager they were. I spent the majority of my teenage years waiting in anticipation for the moment I turned 18. It had taken 5 years to pass from adolescence to Manhood, a wait punctuated only briefly by turning 16, my first drunken party, Holidays with friends and losing my virginity. There were no worries, no hassles past whether or not the girls at school fancied me, or my mates were really my mates. It was easy. But there was no responsibility either. Nothing distinguished me from the 9 year old next door.
Then it finally came, 18, a Man, an Adult, a Responsible member of Society (so the Judge says). What a shock to the system. It stank then and it still does now. All the stuff that you do with your mates, drinking beer, going to clubs, watching porn Films. They all lose their "what if we get caught" appeal. I can do that everyday what makes this time so special. I've spent the last 6 years trying to be a Kid again, playing Video games, watching Cartoons, kicking a football around in the park. It's sad. Grown men and Women throwing a Frisbee around means at least a couple of days of careful planning. 10 Blokes playing Football takes weeks, everything takes time to do and you have so precious little. "I'm working late then...." "I'm meeting her for Dinner on that day, but how about the day after" "Here's my Mobile.....Here's my Email......"
I don't mean to preach but It's worth griping about. I keep seeing those Chat Show situations, a 13 year old girl is seeing a 21 year old Man, her mum doesn't like it "....but I don't feel like a 13 year old, I feel like an 18 year old" or "If you didn't treat me like a child". You're not an adult how can you know how it feels. You are a child. Wake up, stop being ashamed of it. Don't throw it away for the sake of a Video certification or a Parental Advisory sticker. Trust me on this one, Milk it for everything it's worth because you won't get it back in the same way that you have it now. Enjoy it and if and when things go a little wrong you can always tell everyone that you're "just a Kid".