-Wendy Fong, CCWF in Chowchilla, CA
Being a grown up is hard. It doesn’t mean turning eighteen. You know you are a grown up when you can take responsibility for your actions and choices. It is caring about more than just yourself.
Being a grown up means making choices to do the right thing when you know you could get away with not caring. Being a grown up is making sure you are being a good role model and speaking the truth. I believe I am a grown up. I think my transition to becoming a grown up happened when I became a mother at the age of fifteen.
The full transition didn’t take place until I turned seventeen and realized I could only make decisions that would positively impact my daughter. I began living for her, which guided me to being a responsible grown up.
I have found that sometimes the oldest adults are the least grown up. In order to be a grown up, you have to want to be a good, responsible person. It takes work. Personal growth and accountability are the hardest parts to becoming an adult. It takes self-motivation. Every day is part of the journey.