Hey..


Just wanna know...what do you guys think about growing up?
I think it means bigger responsibilities and so on....

So hard and it is not fun....esp when you have to start thinking about the others....

its always good to think about others. selfishness is not a good attribute.

yes, growing up does mean more resposibility, but it also comes with more experience and abilities as well.

embrace life as it goes along. you can make it the best experience possible.

I don't know, I'm jsut a teen now. But I think that growing up means more responsibility and learning to love

Growing up just means things changing. This happens everyday so it's not like suddenly "woah, I'm an adult" and it's not difficult or scary either. No one ever died from having to get on with things. We seem to forget we learn and change every day a little bit. From taking out first steps to getting our first tooth or moving out of the family home! It all has to happen with time and since theres nothing you can do to stop it. You might as well relax and enjoy it while you can. I think theres something to love about every stage in your life even if it's just one moment, smile or comment.

Another interesting Q. When do you consider yourself to be grown up? I still don't consider myself grown up and I'm almost 22.

the one thing about "growing up" that disappointed me is that when i was young i thought that when i grew up (not that im totally grown up now) that things would be easier and fun, i'd have more freedom and just better, only to now find that things just get more complicated and harder, but its not that bad..just when i was little u think it would be soo cool to finally be grown up, but now i wish i could go back to being little and playing all day lol.

I believe growing up definately means more responsibilities but it also means alot more independece as well. :)

Well, call me crazy, but I think it's wonderful...even the responsibilites and obstacles. In a year and a half I'll be pretty much on my own...as my parents are planning on moving and my dad retiring, so I'm already saving up money now so i'll have something to start out on then ;) I've always been an independent person, I dont like relying on others. If it means hard work, then so be it. :D

I'll be 17 in eleven days (!), and the whole concept that I'll have graduated and be in college two years from now is kind of...scary. College isn't exactly real-world, and nor do I really want to repeat the last five years of my life (God, middle school sucked) but...at the moment, I really do want to be a "kid" again...

the one thing about "growing up" that disappointed me is that when i was young i thought that when i grew up (not that im totally grown up now) that things would be easier and fun, i'd have more freedom and just better, only to now find that things just get more complicated and harder, but its not that bad..just when i was little u think it would be soo cool to finally be grown up, but now i wish i could go back to being little and playing all day lol.

Oh yes. I used to think high school was just the coolest thing...being able to drive, more freedom, etc. Yes, there are a few more freedoms, more opportunity to do your own thing, rather than what the teachers put in place, but there are so many more things to think about. More homework, standardized tests, a social life (whatever that is :D ), college...But you do end up taking it in stride.

EDIT: And here's another thing: Naptime. Never used it in preschool or kindergarten. Now, when I actually need it, we get yelled at for catching some Zzzs during the school day. Such a cruel system. I miss naps. :(

And when I look back, I can see that, in many respects, I was an idiot. That's a sign of growing up, being able to see those things. Of course, ten years from now, I'll probably look back and say "I was a real moron for spending about a year of my life on the computer."

^ They're getting rid of naptime though too :(

yea lol i could really use naptime during physics lol

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It's sort of a mixed blessing to me....more responsibility but more freedom too.

I think I just participated in killing a thread :(
what? 0_o

I have a nasty habit of killing threads...although...maybe I didn't kill this one...

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Hey..


Just wanna know...what do you guys think about growing up?
I think it means bigger responsibilities and so on....

So hard and it is not fun....esp when you have to start thinking about the others....

Well, I'm an "adult" and want to be young again. What does that tell ya? lol

No, seriously. Growing up is scary if you allow the idea to overcome you, but you'll make it okay. It's not that bad. ;)

it's hard, especially when you go through it with depression, and without friends. I know I can make it through it now that I finally have someone who cares about me. I'll be fine in 2 years. I'm heading to residence in college, and that's exactly what I need. I love my family, as I should, but, it might be a little better with a little distance. Especially since now I'm in a little tiny 4 room appartment with my dad and my sister (14) (with whom I share a tiny room with bunkbeds. We need space. Privacy is a good thing dudes!). I used to not be so sure I'd make it through, but now I'm positive I will.

The grass is always greener on the other side, when i was a kid/teen i wanted to be an adult, being young sucked and the world would be perfect once i had the freedom of adulthood. Now i'm an adult i want to be a kid again, id give anything for those carefree days and 'problems'....cos compared to now they were a breeze lol

The grass is always greener on the other side, when i was a kid/teen i wanted to be an adult, being young sucked and the world would be perfect once i had the freedom of adulthood. Now i'm an adult i want to be a kid again, id give anything for those carefree days and 'problems'....cos compared to now they were a breeze lol

Amen to that, Starlet! LOL! :rolleyes:

The grass is always greener on the other side, when i was a kid/teen i wanted to be an adult, being young sucked and the world would be perfect once i had the freedom of adulthood. Now i'm an adult i want to be a kid again, id give anything for those carefree days and 'problems'....cos compared to now they were a breeze lol
I dunno it depends on how you percieve everything, what if you were in poverty as a kid then you got a new way of life. I mean my mother was and she knows that adulthood has more tasks and responsibilites but she likes it better than when she was smaller. It just goes to show that different people have different experiences of life. No two lives can be equal to each other in experience and past endeavors :)

I always thought that teenagehood would be fun, but now that I'm here, I've decided that it's harder than they make it look on TV. I guess I've become more mature in how I look at things since thirteen (never, ever want to repeat that year...gosh). Then I look at 18 or 21 and I wonder what life will be like then for me, where I'll be, what I'll be doing, etc.

I've always thought that "grown up" was a relative term, too, I guess, 'cause I've known 11 year olds who act more mature than some 35 year olds I've known.

I always thought that teenagehood would be fun, but now that I'm here, I've decided that it's harder than they make it look on TV.

That's the thing. TV makes it look either easy or impossible. It isn't either of those. It's what you make it. It's fun at times, and at other times...no.