(This is friendly conversation btw, I don't want this to come off as argumentative) I guess being an a-typical teenager I disagree, Phlex. I feel the whimsy of childhood ends in high school. Recently on the news you'll frequently hear a broadcast about how high-schoolers are pushing themselves too hard. I personally don't work because I literally think I would go out of my mind, but.. I take AP and honors classes, I have (legit, non-PE) extracurriculars, I volunteer, I hold leadership positions. I won't complain about the responsibility that I have, because I've brought it upon myself, and it's ok, but no one helps me. My parents don't baby me and do everything for me. I don't underestimate what they do for me, but when it comes to real life, I'm responsible for myself. And that's chaotic as well.
I won't dispute that as a parent, yes that's definitely more hectic than any other period in your life, but I don't think an average adult really is much more busy than a (hardworking) student. We have full-time jobs, it's called school. I don't have slack-off classes. I work all day at school. Then I go home and work more.
Sorry for the mini-rant, slightly off-topic as well; it just gets tiring to hear how easy we have it when I push my self to the max until winter/summer break, and then I crash, without fail every semester. Sorry! :/
They keep me busy, but I know they won't be little for very long. (I still haven't figured out how my oldest got to be eight!) Can anyone tell me..Why is it when you are young, time crawls by at a snails pace but when you get older, the days fly by in a blink?
