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What is the hardest part of growing up?

-CJ

There are a lot of hardships in growing up. Frankly, it probably isn’t worth the effort. Here is a short list of the things that you will lose while growing up:

• Teeth
• Vigor
• Innocence
• Virginity (only once if your lucky)
• A sense of peace
• Hair

What you get in return:

• Responsibility
• Bills
• Taxes
• Hair (in different places)
• Greasy during the transition to Adulthood
• The general societal expectation that you will both produce AND care for a child
• Back Pain
• Knee Pain

In addition to that you will also get to meet people who are better than you in every way that people can be measured, you will probably get to attend the funeral of some one you love, and you will probably break a bone at some point.

But, I think that ultimately the hardest part of growing up is letting yourself realize that it isn’t necessary. Leaving behind childish ways is important, you have to become “not a child,” but when you become an adult you actually get to set the rules. Being a grown-up means taking command of your life and means, not becoming what your parents and society told you to be.

A check list for becoming a full-fledged person:

1. Respectfully tell your parents they are wrong
2. Admit that even though you can try anything in the world doesn’t mean you can do anything in the world
3. Respectfully tell someone that is better than you that you appreciate their skills, but you still think they are a douche-bag for being better than you. Yeah you know who I am talking to. I think you are amazing — please don’t crush me with your mind.
4. Graciously accept a compliment
5. Defend a childhood past time
6. Participate in a childhood past time
7. Chastise a friend for being too much like what their parents wanted them to be
8. Give people hugs
9. Do number 8 until people start complaining
10. Respectfully tell the complainer to get bent and continue doing number 8 until you die

That about sums it up.