Chapter Five: You are Not a Kid Anymore:

Congratulations, you are not a kid anymore. Sure, you get some perks of being older. But, there is some penalties that come with growing up. Let’s walk through all of these, shall we?

Now that you are thirteen, you no longer have…

Time for naps

Snack time

Recess

Story time

Saturday morning cartoons

Easter egg hunts

Large Christmas lists

Adults buying things for you

Sympathy

Help

Innocence

Wonder

Magic

Everything easy

Instead, you will now get…

Headaches

Harder homework

Body changes

Sweat

Tears

Extra work

Wanting to die

More tears

More headaches

Technology addiction

Screaming

Deadlines

No sympathy

No pity

Cold reality

Stress

Stress

More stress

And did I mention stress?

With all of this and the things you are losing when you grow up, is there any way to survive this? Well, yes. There are those perks I was talking about. Aside from the freedom that little kids don’t get, what else is there? Sit down and listen if you are smart.