“Aren’t you excited to be an adult?” “You’re close to drinking age!” “How was voting?” “Happy 19th birthday!” “You’re all grown up!” “Isn’t being an adult so freeing?” “You’re old now!”-
SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
I DON’T WANT THIS I NEVER WANTED THIS
I DON’T WANT TO CHOOSE A CAREER THAT WILL DICTATE THE REST OF MY LIFE
I DON’T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE
I DON’T WANT TO BE A LEGAL ADULT
I DON’T WANT TO OWN A HOUSE
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE ALONE
I DON’T WANT TO BE A SINGLE ADULT
I DON’T WANT TO BUY MYSELF FOOD
I DON’T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN MEDICAL NEEDS AS A MENTALLY ILL NEURODIVERGENT DISABLED ADULT
I DON’T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MYSELF
I DON’T WANT TO GET UP EARLY FOR A JOB
I DONT WANT TO CONSTANTLY FEEL HORRIBLE AND DYSPHORIC BECAUSE I FEEL TRAPPED IN A BODY OLDER THAN I SHOULD BE IN
I DON’T WANT TO CONSTANTLY FEEL GUILTY FOR STILL BEING ATTRACTED TO MINORS
I DON’T WANT TO BE AN ADULT IN A CAPITALIST, FACIST, DOOMED COUNTRY
I DON’T WANT TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE YOUNGER PEOPLE AROUND ME
I DON’T WANT TO GET RID OF MY STUFFIES
I DON’T WANT TO STOP COLORING
I DON’T WANT TO STOP WATCHING CARTOONS
I DON’T WANT TO BE SEEN AS IMMATURE FOR MY AGE
I DONT WANT TO BE LOOKED AT WEIRD FOR HAVING YOUNGER FRIENDS
I DON’T WANT TO BE EXPECTED TO ACT MATURE
I DON’T WANT TO BE EXPECTED TO HAVE IT FIGURED OUT
I DON’T WANT TO LIVE AS A SOCIALLY ANXIOUS ADULT IN A WORLD THAT EXPECTS YOU TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE BY THIS AGE
I DONT WANT TO BE SEEN AS A FETISHIST FOR BEING AN AGE REGGRESOR
I DON’T WANT TO BE PRESSURED TO GET MARRIED
I DON’T WANT TO HAVE KIDS
I DON’T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE HELL OF GETTING MY TUBES TIED
I DON’T WANT TO LOSE MY FRIENDS
I DONT TO BE SEEN AS A CREEPY ADULT WHEN JUST BECAUSE I HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY
I DON’T WANT IT TO BECOME HARDER AND HARDER TO GET DIAGNOSED
I DON’T WANT TO BE TOLD TO JUST GROW UP
I DON’T WANT TO STOP PLAYING VIDEOGAMES
I DON’T WANT MY DOG TO DIE
I DON’T WANT TO BE AN ADULT VIRGIN
I DON’T WANT TO BE EXPECTED TO DATE
I DON’T WANT TO MAKE MY OWN DECISION
I DON’T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF
I DON’T WANT THE THINGS I LOVE NOW TO BECOME DEAD FANDOMS IN A FEW YEARS
WHAT ABOUT THIS SEEMS EXCITING TO YOU? WHY ARE YOU CELEBRATING THIS? I FEEL LIKE CRYING AND YOU’RE CONGRATULATING ME? YOURE JUST RUBBING IT IN MY FACE. I’LL NEVER BE WHO I WANTED TO BE. IT’S ALL GONE. ITLL NEVER BE THE SAME. WHATEVER CHANCES I HAD ARE ALL GONE. THE LIFE I WANTED TO HAVE IS SLIPPPING AWAY.
I always try to have a positive outlook but I just can’t do it when it comes to aging. It’s never been a positive experience for me. It’s not beautiful. It’s not freeing. It’s not exciting. It’s depressing. It’s sad. It’s excruciating. It’s painful.