Being an adult

When I was a kid I couldn't wait to turn 16 and when I turned 16 I couldn't wait to be 18, obviously you see where this is going.  Now that I am an adult and have the weight of the world on my shoulders, I sometimes struggle with the excitement of growing up, getting a job, raising my children!  I often think back to times in my life that were so easy, I mean seriously we didn't have a care in the world other than what we looked like, what boy or girl we liked and how much allowance we got. I know full well that I am an adult and I can never go back to that time, but guess what I don't want to, being an adult might be hard, but it is so rewarding, although at times we might not think so but it truly is. I get to see my children grow up and experience life, love, I get to choose a dream career, I get to go about my business with no one telling me what to do, and I don't have a curfew! So as I sit here and write this, I have the biggest smile on my face, because I am truly happy, and I wouldn't trade places with that awkward, quirky, freckle faced girl any day.