“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
A question that is so frequently asked throughout your childhood. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up so bad. To finally become an adult. I remember daydreaming about what my life would be like, what house I would have, what career I would pursue.
Now there is no daydreaming. Instead, I’m starting to look at career choices, jobs, universities, and a lot more. Things have changed now. I am no longer sitting around playing house with my friends. Everything is more real, and as scary as it seems, it can also be one of the most exciting experiences in your life.
As for me, I am not too sure how I feel. I have always been scared of growing up but also thrilled at the same time. My parents would remind me that being an adult was so far away and that I didn’t have to worry for a long time, and now that I am almost an adult, it’s all starting to hit me.
I am in Grade 11 now and that means that these are my last couple years of high school left, and to be completely honest it terrifies me. It feels like everything has gone by so fast all around me, and I’ve just been standing still while it passes.
In times like these when I start to worry about my future, I think about my parents. I think about how lucky I am to have four parents who love and support me through every decision I make.
My parents are my biggest supporters. My parents have always known how to help me with any given situation. If I needed a good laugh, a cry, advice, or even if I was confused over the simplest thing. Each one of my parents filled our home with laughter, and memories for us to look back on once we all had our separate lives.
This makes me the saddest about growing up. Having to leave my family to create a life of my own. I know everybody has to do it, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Your family is your rock growing up, and when you go from being with them every day to being on your own, it can be a big change.
I don’t think I would be where I am now if it wasn’t for my family’s guidance and love, and I am grateful for that every day. To wrap this up I only have one thing left to say; as happy as I am to open this new chapter of my life, I really do wish I could go back to being a kid again.