I remember when I was younger, I used to look forward to hitting 18..
They made it sound so glamorous, like a new restaurant opening in town, where u can only get in with an invitation, or if you knew someone high enough on the social ladder.. connections..
And then the clock ticked 12, it's July 13th, 2001.. And there I was, blowing 18 candles celebrating adulthood. But then I didn't notice any change or any "fun" in my new club.. I thought they raised the threshold to 21.. I had to wait for 3 more years to join the mysterious, highly guarded club.. I waited 18 I might as well wait for 3 more.. And again, on July 13th, 2004.. I was again blowing candles absent-mindedly.. I'm ready, it's time.. I wanna get dressed and run to the gates.. I don't need connections now, I have an invitation!!
Well, what a disappointment!
The club may look glamourous and mystical on the outside with all the smoke-making machines and lazer lights.. But once you make it inside you're forced to follow some certain rules:
1. You're not allowed to leave the "adulthood" club ever again.. Unless ofcourse you die, or get Alzheimer's disease.
2. If you're seen at another club, you're stamped for life as "immature".
3. You can only socialize with people in the club.. Socializing with others will also condemn you to immaturity..
I never saw those rules when I applied for a membership! I was promised alot of fun, but no one spoke to me about responsibility!
Trust me people, unless you're in it for the alcohol, there's nothing special about this boring, mind-numbing, body-ruining club!
I wanna go back to 18, or better yet 17.. when no one could call you adult.. when you're not supposed to do stuff, when you don't have to kill yourself at work to "live" -ironically-..
I wanna go back to my life with regular pepsi, and full fat milk..
I wanna go back to school..
I wanna go back to my dolls and teddy bears..
I wanna go back to watching Bugs Bunny & Pink Panther..
I wanna go back to sleeping with mom in her bed..
I wanna go back to spending all my money and not making any..
I wanna go back to being irresponsible..
I miss the time when my biggest problem was being forced to eat the vegetables on my plate.
I miss the time when I slept 8 hours every night..
I hate this club! I want out.. I want a sick leave, or better yet; a permanent disability leave.. I'm not fit to be an adult.. It's a privilage I don't want!
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I refuse to join d club. I watch kiddy movies,(i watched antz last nyt)sing in d rain,eat ice cream with my fingers and walk bare foot in d mall.I jump on jumping castles whenever i see one,and sing d barney song.I WILL NOT GROW UP!!Try it sometime jewel,its sooo liberating!
lamya is right you should always bring the kid in side you out to play sometimes it's healthy. no matter what people think!
Live it like there is not Tomorow G..Saying all This Wont end u up in no where but in the middle of the same very place u are.
Interesting. I on the other hand was more than glad to get out of the wretched kids club and step into adulthood with a smile.
To have people actually take u seriously for once is like a breath of fresh air that i dont ever wanna let out.
Hmmmm I'd love to go back to 18 and do college all over again! Better yet, I wanna go back to being 2 years old! Not only was it pure fun, but you also have no bad memories to depress you, no arguements to ruin ur day, no responsibilities to keep u stressed and no pressures to keep u on ur toes! It was pure pleasure...
I poop, they clean me...
I'm hungry, they feed me...
I cry, they soothe me...
I laugh, they play with me...
I sleep, they keep quiet...
What more could I ask for? :P hehe
I miss it too, and I hate how people treat me as a "woman" right now, it sure was hell lot more fun when we were kids :) Me and my sister always thought of going to Neverland (Peter Pans' not Micheal Jacksons'), now, more than ever!
P.S. I never liked pink panther :$
Raheel, when u reach it, u will want out :(
My first time comment ;)
you can't stop time, but aging isn't so bad.
the twenties are a bit confusing but you learn alot and gain experiences.
live as if you are still 18 cause age is just a number :)
i agree with lamya :)
Foof
what r u talking abt. im already there! and its grrrrrreat hehe.
I had to go through so much crap as a kid, especially in school. It was like a continous 12 year nightmare.
I would never trade adulthood for any of my years as a kid.
Go back. Nothing's stopping you.
i want to go back to sleeping 8 hours a night.
and not care if my socks arent matching.
and eat noodles everyday and still feel well.
Go be a kid and gimme all your girlfriends telephone numbers, their gonna need someone to keep 'em company while you are growing up :)
I'm stuck in between.
I want to join the club, so I can be free to make my own decisions, and what not...but at the same time I dont. I never want to lose the kid in me.
Once people turn into "adults" their ideas about things change, and alot of times they become quite close-minded about things. When you're a youngin' you are open to new ideas and trying new things more. Or so i think. I think my parents are the biggest example of that.
I want to go back to be in high school again! where the crazy racing in Malik road was ONNNN! not much police or anything lol
Dotty, sweetie, you're only 20, you should enjoy being a kid as long as you can :-)
i-HATE-being-an-adult..i-feel-like-im-stuck-in-this-"phase"-like-im-20-and-thats-it-aslan..my-mom-is-always-telling-me-to-'GROW-UP'-and-gives-me-these-speeches-of-how-im-a-"mom"-and-supposed-to-act-like-one:P..they-even-let-my-younger-sis-go-to-cali-to-finish-college-and-they-were-like-noway-we're-sending-u.."u'll-get-lost-or-kidnapped-or-raped:P"...WTF??
gimme-a-break:P
and-kida-for-example,im-so-irresponsible-to-the-point-where-my-parents-take-all-my-important-papers-and-cards-and-valuable-things-to-keep-in-their-safe-so-i-dont-lose-them..imagine!...like-even-my-"bitagat-al-a7wal"?-they-give-me-a-photocopy-of-it-and-take-the-original-one-cuz-i-already-lost-it-once..:P
and-my-mom-still-wakes-me-up-every-morning-and-every-evening-from-my-nap...like-even-when-i-was-married-before,she-would-like-call-to-wake-me-up-every-morning-like-dial-around-7-times-or-something-and-make-sure-she-heard-me-open-the-water-in-the-sink-o-kida,imagine...this-is-why-this-year-i-have-trouble-waking-up..bec-mama-is-trying-to-teach-me-to-be-responsible-and-whatever..she-refuses-to-wake-me-up..and-aslan-she'd-kill-me-if-she-knew-about-the-other-ppl-were-waking-me-up...its-all-her-fault!
i-have-like-3-ppl-waking-me-up-everyday-plus-3-alarms-and-2-mobile-alarms-and-the-friends-at-the-dorms-who-i-actually-leave-the-door-open-for...and-its-STILL-not-working..aba-mama:(
lol..
and-im-so-freakin-broke-cuz-i-spent-all-my-money-on-crap..i-still-ash7at-(beg)-and-borrow-money-from-each-and-every-member-of-my-family-lol-and-kida-i-make-up-all-these-white-lies-about-where-i-spent-them-and-what-i-did-with-the-other-person's-money-that-sometimes-i-think-i-should-write-them-down-so-i-dont-mix-up-my-stories..:P:P:P
and-they-GIVE-ME-money..its-not-like-they-dont...IM-OUT-OF-CONTROL..
i-seriously-have-issues-growing-up..peter-pan-is-my-idol...
i-once-read-in-this-book-that-there's-this-thing-called-"peter-pan"-syndrome:P..imagine..!..they-have-a-FREAKIN-SYNDROME-for-it!
and-when-im-with-layoona,-everyone-is-like-ur-such-a-baby-i-cant-believe-ur-a-mom..they're-like-"the-baby-got-a-baby"..layan-calls-me-by-my-name-most-of-the-time..and-i-always-buy-her-these-toys-that-i-wish-I-COULD-HAVE:P...she-has-these-little-tiny-dinosaurs-i-got-her-from-ELC-they're-so-cuuuuute-i-wanna-EAT-THEM:p..i-seriously-was-gonna-steal-half-of-them-with-me-to-the-dormz-bs-b3dain-i-felt-so-silly-and-evil-and-put-them-back..besides-it-would-feel-pretty-weird-if-i-played-make-believe-o-kida:P
but-u-know-jewelz..i-used-to-hate-it-so-much-more-before..i-think-im-changing-da7een-cuz-kida-recently-ever-since-i-became-a-mom-and-esp-after-the-divorce-im-starting-to-take-myself-and-my-life-more-seriously-cuz-i-keep-thinking-that-i-wanna-set-a-good-example-to-layoona..u-know?
i-guess-that-we-each-have-this-turning-point-where-u-decide-to-change-ur-attitude-and-kida-working-hard-and-being-responsible-starts-to-mean-a-whole-lot-more-imp-than-having-fun...i-dunno..im-still-very-childish-and-irresponsible-and-i-have-no-freakin-common-sense-but-i-do-feel-like-im-growing-up-inside-and-its-a-gr8-feeling...im-sort-of-kind-of-proud-of-myself:P:P...*beejay-shyly-plays-with-a-strand-of-hair*...lol
i-really-hate-having-to-be-responsible-and-doing-all-the-grown-up-stuff-but-now-i-feel-like-im-not-forced-to-do-them-bec-i-sort-of-WANT-to-fahma-3alaya?like-i-have-a-really-good-reason-to-so-it-kinda-feels-pretty-nice..like-everytime-i-actually-wake-up-ON-MY-OWN-lol-it-feels-like-such-an-accomplishment-and-i-spend-the-rest-of-the-day-feeling-gr8..
((ok...i-DO-REALIZE-that-being-adult-is-not-just-about-waking-up-every-morning:P!!..but..whatever..shut-up:P...im-spoiled:P))
anyway..this-is-no-longer-feels-like-a-comment-lol:P...i-feel-like-im-writing-u-an-email...lol:P
ok....shut-up-beejay...
laterz..:)
sorry-bs-at7ammast...i-could-really-relate-to-this..
im feeling that adulthood too.. it sux... especaily now u know the choices you make now will determin the rest of ur life... Ugh!
You know what's worse than feeling "stuck" in the adult club?.. finding someone in there who should NOT be!!
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