I'm technically an adult.
I don't feel like an adult.
I'm not completely failing at being an adult, so I guess that's something.
I don't feel comfortable stating what will never change, because I honestly don't know. However, I will say that there are a few things that I hope will never change. I hope that I never lose appreciation for the art forms that I currently adore, because I never want to be that adult that dismisses anime or cartoons or video games as 'kids stuff'. I also deeply hope that I never forget just what it felt like to be a kid/teenager/young adult. I hope I never forget just how confusing and stressful life can be and how dismissing those feelings and experiences as merely 'immature' is so damaging. I've talked to too many people who once they become an 'adult' suddenly talk about teens and their complaints about parents being unfair, and I just look at them and go, "But don't you remember feeling like that? It's a real feeling and it's not just because they're whining. They have genuine reasons for feeling that way, and back when you felt that way, there were adults looking down at your concerns too."
December 10th, 2015 at 05:29am