"Definitely a Grown Up"

Happy New Month everyone! We are down to the last month of year 2022. Have you ever done looking back to previous experiences you had so far this year? I hope you have a lot of things to be grateful of amidst the shortcomings and undesirable things that's happening around.

Anyways, am I too late for this week's prompt? Aigoo! Hopefully, I still can give out the best I can to share my thoughts about the topic being given. Actually, its not really my intention to join but not the point that I am also not interested. Its just maybe I am not in capable of it, (just a thought) but I really wanted to show what I've got for this week's prompt hosted by this community.

As for last week's creative nonfiction writing prompt, I wasn't able to join due to some personal concerns and other stuffs I did, (honestly, I focused myself on doing other side hustles too) which really gave me a hard time to think about writing about the certain topic for that. My sincere apologies for that.

Going on further, we are down to the last day of this week's Creative Nonfiction Writing Prompt with a topic "Growth." Save the best for last? I am not confident enough to claim that. What I really have in mind is to only share my thoughts about it and hoping that I can come up with a good content for this one.

What did it mean to you as a child, as a teenager, and older?

• As what I have told you before, I am an only child. In that situation, I've grown up with a strict parents. There were times that I can't go out to play with other children or they really intent not to give me a permission to go out. That's one of the reasons that I felt like I am not belong in the children's world back then. To tell you the truth there were times that I escape home just to experience playing with others. And because of that, I've got reprimanded for acting that way. Childhood is where everything all started. In this stage, it is where you start to develop the sense of social relation. Of course, innocent side is still there. In my case, I probably can't say that I was able to enjoy my childhood days, but its not boring at all.

• Teenage years. It is where you start to seek for your identity or the place where you really belong. Back then, some people will say that I am not straight due to how I dress up. Back in my childhood, specifically in my elementary days, I am exposed in sexy dresses and make ups. But I grown up being a teenage girl, I started to change my taste when it comes to how I look. But eventually, it changed and I am proudly say that I am straight. Being in this stage, I started to improve my social skills and develop a sense of friendship too. Of course, I was able to understand more about why my parents treat me that way before. They are just looking after my safety.

• Being old comes with bigger responsibilities. It is where you start to become more mature in handling everything whatever circumstances it maybe. A lot of pressures will come your way, great expectations, in which will somehow influence you on how will you keep up in the society that you currently live in. You will also be hearing more of social norms and its merely up to you how to react about it. Based on my experiences, I must say it is very hard in this stage of life. I will not share further about it anymore instead if you are really interested to know why I said so, check out this link.

Did you wish you were grown up until you got there and then wish you weren't?

• As far as I can remember this idea didn't came to my mind. Not even a single time. Instead, now that I have grown up, I thought of wishing that I shouldn't. But that's how life should be. We were born as a child, later than that, grown to be as a teenage, and eventually become an adult. We can't stop that life cycle because like I said, that's how it should be.

Was there an event that made you grow up faster than those around you?

• I can honestly say that there isn't. It could be because I am just letting myself grow out slowly in accordance with the influence by my friends and other people surrounding me right now.

Were your feelings about growing up influenced by friends, siblings, or others?

[credits to Ms.Ann]

[credits to Mr. Chael]

[credits to Ms. Connie]

[credits to SK]

• Yes, but excluding siblings because I don't have one. There were certain people of my life who influenced me to become who and what I am. Well, not in all aspects by the way. Somehow, I am grateful for their help for me to be able to realize how worthy I am and to give more of importance to myself more than anyone or anything else.

Was there a startling moment when you realized that you were, in fact all, grown up?

• My situation right now. Like, I am not hurt because of the broken relationship I went through before but what hurting me more were about the responsibilities, pressures, and great expectations I shouldered. I definitely considered it as the startling moments which made me realized that I am really a grown up now. And by that, I should learn to work for things independently and as much as possible, maturely.

Its hard for the first time but, this challenges, I am the only one who can definitely solve it. And I am confident to say this because God is with me. He is with me right from the start.

Thank you for your time.
TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!

<Date Published: 12-02-2022>
<Author: volleyren20>

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