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Elder people always treat youth harshly and act like they don't know nothing just because they are minors, until they reach 18 and suddenly they are supposed to know how to pay taxes, find a job, build a family and everything. It feels so overwhelming when you "legally" become an adult because you don't know anything about the real world. How would you know anyway? Your parents never let you step out of your bubble for years and treat you like a porcelain doll, or more realistically, a stupid pet who can not think critically. But look at the sweet irony, the moment you turn 18, they expect you to know most basic adult stuff, and blame you for not knowing as if you did not learn on purpose.
My parents did the same to me, didn't even let me go to the mall that's behind my high school, but now i can go anywhere i want and they won't even ask where am i going. It feels puzzling at first, your mom doesn't even care about you even though she used to call you once an hour until last year etc (Though, my mom was strict even when i turned 18 too, she stopped caring when i started college).
Of course this rule doesn't apply to all people, some have overprotective parents that will be strict even when you turn 30, and some have parents that are very neglectful that you learn how to be an adult at the very young age. After all, almost all of us are guinea pigs of millenniums and boomers.
This might sound like a useless rant, though i want to send a message to the minors who use this website, don't be scared when you become an adult. Yes, it feels scary and overwhelming to suddenly get so many responsibilities, but everything has a time, do not listen to people who say that turning 18 means you turn into a grown adult immediately, your brain is still a child, take things slowly, try to learn about adult life, basic surviving skills etc and do not expect anyone to help you. Sad truth is that there will be no one to teach you, so be your own teacher. Even in your early twenties, you will still feel like a teenager, so be it (be a responsible person though, it feels maddening when you see bunch of adults still acting like 12 y.o's in college/work etc), trust your inner voice, do not do something you don't like just because you want to be loved/respected, have your own principles and be your own person, with your rights and your wrongs.
And most importantly, never lose your conscience.
side note: english is not my mother tongue, and i refuse to obey this language's rules, so won't apologize for grammar mistakes.
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the world is made to break us down early and set us up for failure later on in our adulthood. i also think that quarantine did a HUGE number on a lot of people especially ppl, like myself, who had just turned 18 at the time. it was a weird time to transition into adulthood when we didnt even get the chance to go out and BE adults, hell my senior year was online!
I also would like to add, give yourself some grace. we are meant to make mistakes, big and small, its just a matter of how you can fix it. utilizing the tools you have around you help a lot.
Exactly! I forgot to add how quarantine affected us globally, not to mention development of technology, social media's lies and the other elements. Also, you're right about being imperfect. We're all humans, we will make mistakes, this is what makes us, us.
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