it's okay.

the great thing about growing up is that you get to leave behind the person you used to be.

downfall is that you're still not all that great anyway. but people don't seem to mind.






when did i realize that my childhood was over? three main things happened:
1) i found out that my parents are just human, with flaws and fears and weaknesses.
2) i realized that i would either experience the deaths of everyone i knew. unless i died first. either way, a strong sense of mortality certainly nudged me.
3) i finally understood that i am not the center of the universe, and i became significantly less selfish than i ever had been. i'm still quite selfish. just not as selfish as i once was.

entering adulthood has little to do with a number or how many experiences you've had or how mature you are. those factors are certainly taken into consideration...but alone they don't determine whether or not you're "all grown up".