Let the Adulting Begin

Let the adulting begin, she says.
It is hilarious!
Now that she is eighteen, she thinks she has transmogrified.
Into an adult.
Her father and I scoff.
We roll our eyes.
We make fun of it.
We know she is never going to become a real adult.
We taught her better than that.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Baker Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 4:52 PM
Young at heart, my motto. I loved your poem, Caren. Hugs, Bill
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:53 PM
I am with you!
Proxenos Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 1:52 PM
WE SHOULD TARRY aS MUCH AS WE CAN TO BECOME ADULTS, BUT MOST OF US COULDN'T WAIT, i remember my first pair of high heels which my father had to approve they were about an inch and a half high - glad you and your son taught your grand daughter the way you did! Hugs ad blessings,n Jenifer.
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:54 PM
We never want to grow up at our house - a badge of honor.
Lawless Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM
AH, YES, the spirit of Peter Pan lives...."I won't grow up , I won't grow up". I see sites titled "I grew up on (fill in the neighborhood) and I reflect on the fact that most of us never grew up....we got bigger....and older.....but refused....to grow up.....
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:54 PM
I have a hat that says just that!
Bauer Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 11:07 AM
ha! perfect ending, caren!
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 11:13 AM
Thank you Ilene
Hankins Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 10:25 AM
Superb! If only more parents had done that! So sad the things we lose in adulthood that were so common, so adorable in childhood.
Miller Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 7:54 AM
Absolutely right!
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Thank you
Theraven Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 7:31 AM
Caren, Very witty humor in this coming of age poem. Maybe someday babies will come with owner's manuals of their own. -Richard
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:33 AM
I think they come with internal knowing manuals.
Seeker Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 7:13 AM
Indeed, to radiate childlike innocence forever
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April 6, 2022 at 8:33 AM
Best quality ever
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