I think, if you are a “responsible kid”, you never really have to grow up. Especially when it comes to travel, adventure, exploring, and learning. Why stop being a “kid”? I’ve lost a parent, been through a divorce, remarried, had a child, was a caregiver to a disabled adult for 9 years, lost a mother-in-law who was like a mother, then lo…
I think, if you are a “responsible kid”, you never really have to grow up. Especially when it comes to travel, adventure, exploring, and learning. Why stop being a “kid”? I’ve lost a parent, been through a divorce, remarried, had a child, was a caregiver to a disabled adult for 9 years, lost a mother-in-law who was like a mother, then lost my husband and became a widow and am now the mother of an almost 19-year-old … but when it comes to most things, at the young age of 47, I still feel like a kid. There are so many things I want to see and do. So many things I want to experience and discover. I truly don’t feel like an adult when I get giddy over some grand adventure, like taking myself to the movies or going to a book convention for the first time ever. I especially get giddy when telling people about my “boyfriend”. I like pretending to be an adult and going on dates. I can surely act like an adult when I need to, but I really don’t feel like one all the time and that is okay! My life is in order, I have a good job, stay out of debt and am putting my son through college. Do I really need to be a real adult when everything is just fine as it is? I never want to lose that sense of child-like wonder and adventure!
Your first line says it ALL Maureen! I LOVE that. And also, here's to allowing ourselves to feel giddy about SO MANY MORE things than we already do. We don't allow that enough, do we?
I think, if you are a “responsible kid”, you never really have to grow up. Especially when it comes to travel, adventure, exploring, and learning. Why stop being a “kid”? I’ve lost a parent, been through a divorce, remarried, had a child, was a caregiver to a disabled adult for 9 years, lost a mother-in-law who was like a mother, then lost my husband and became a widow and am now the mother of an almost 19-year-old … but when it comes to most things, at the young age of 47, I still feel like a kid. There are so many things I want to see and do. So many things I want to experience and discover. I truly don’t feel like an adult when I get giddy over some grand adventure, like taking myself to the movies or going to a book convention for the first time ever. I especially get giddy when telling people about my “boyfriend”. I like pretending to be an adult and going on dates. I can surely act like an adult when I need to, but I really don’t feel like one all the time and that is okay! My life is in order, I have a good job, stay out of debt and am putting my son through college. Do I really need to be a real adult when everything is just fine as it is? I never want to lose that sense of child-like wonder and adventure!
At 64, I too, have a boyfriend and it always makes me smile to use that word.
This is adorable beyond measure.
Your first line says it ALL Maureen! I LOVE that. And also, here's to allowing ourselves to feel giddy about SO MANY MORE things than we already do. We don't allow that enough, do we?