When I was younger, I was in a rush to grow up. I dabbled in makeup early, demanded a later bedtime from my parents. Now, I'm lucky if I get to bed before 1 a.m. and cherish days where I don't have to wear makeup.
There are a lot of things about growing up that are super exciting: getting your license, being able to go to college, finally being given the amount of freedom from your parents that you've been dying for. However, there are many things about it that are scary: being one step closer to living on your own, trying to choose your future career, losing friends you've had since elementary school. Unfortunately, things change a lot when you go from high school to college, and they'll only keep changing.
I am not looking forward to living on my own just yet. I still feel like I'm in elementary school and don't know what to do with my life. I don't want to get too old to order off the kids menu or too old for family vacations. I don't want to watch my parents turn grey and start to walk even slower than they do now; sometimes I forget they're getting older, too. I don't want to slowly lose touch with friends I've known my whole life. But sometimes, it happens. I'm not the only one growing up, they are too, and maybe they aren't who they used to be anymore.
Unfortunately, there's no handbook on how to be an adult. No one tells you how much will change and how different it will be. No one tells you that before you know it, you'll be out of high school, then out of college, then out in the real world. Along the way, I will probably do many things wrong and make a ton of mistakes, but I guess that's the point, right?
