Are we all, as adults, just extensions of our childhood? We can remember our childhood - the lucky ones can remember a lot - for specific details and events that shape who we are today. We might remember a song we loved as kids, and if we heard it so many years later would remember every word. Do we actually ever grow up?
I guess it depends on how you look at it. With this list, I hope to share reasons that might prove I grown up. I no longer adhere to the lessons my parents set forth or the ideas that conformed my adolescence to a “right” way of living.
1. Wash fruits and vegetables before I eat them - People do it all the time, sneaking quick bites of grapes before they are charged by the pound at the checkout counter (I once saw someone take a few bites out of apples before buying them). My dad used to scold me for not washing my favorite strawberries or green apples. He used to say that you would instantly die from poison if you didn’t wash them. Maybe it was adolescent spite that made me refuse to wash them. Maybe it was forgetfulness. Maybe I wanted to die.
2. Fear God - How can one fear God if one does not believe that God exists?
3. Feel ashamed during masturbation - In religion classes, masturbation was taught to me as something sinful. Only married people can have sex and masturbation was like having sex outside of marriage. It was something God did not like. Well dammit, I like it!
4. Abuse my sister - I once slammed my sister’s head into the wall when she blamed me for leaving the toilet seat up in the house. I swear it wasn’t me.
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