What would my life be like without grownups?
My life would be insane.
My life would be chaos because I would not have my parents, grandparents, teachers, and other important adults in my life to guide me. At first, I would be happy, excited, and I would feel free because I wouldn't have my parents constantly yelling at me for doing one tiny thing I wasn't supposed to, i. e. lying, cheating, stealing, etcetera. However, after a few days, I would start to feel the pain of not having someone there to cheer me up when I feel blue, to fix my wounds when I get hurt, to give advice when I'm going the wrong way, or to discipline me when I've been bad. I would basically shatter into a million pieces because I wouldn't have the glue that keeps me together.
I'm going to be honest, and say that most kids, including me, take their parents for granted at least ten times in their life. My eyes have been opened, and now I see that my parents have taught me so much, including that I should take this knowledge and use it. This is extremely valuable, and I should never discard it, abandon it, or even dare to think of never picking it up and putting it to use. I will and should always treasure my time with the special adults in my life because they will not always be here, and that is a sad but inevitable thing.
Basically, I would not live without grownups.
Nice writing. I agree. Even as adults, we sometimes take our parents for granted. 20/20
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