growing up


Born with potential. The ability to take control of your life. Make good choices. Be who you choose to be. And be the best you you can be. Your parents watch you grow up and become a young adult. You get the chance to expand your horizons and are encouraged to believe what you want to believe. you are given the right to have opinions, even if you shouldnt share them. You learn when it's the time to say something and you learn the ways of life. You start to have experiences and you learn from those experiences. Growing up shouldn't be scary. It is full of experience, laughter, memories, family, and friends. It is hard sometimes to think about what the future could hold. But you have the opportunity to take advantage of that future. 
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” 

-E. E. Cummings.
 
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hazeljade110

VT

14 years old

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    thank you for being there for my first steps 

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