I don't remember growing up

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I don't remember when my parents put me down and never picked me back up

I don't remember when I started having to get my own snacks

I don't remember when putting my dishes away became my responsibility

I don't remember when my parents stopped bathing me

I don't remember when my parents stopped reminding me to bathe

I don't remember when my parents stopped helping me pack up my toys

I don't remember when I lost my childhood innocence

I don't remember when I stopped being a child and became a teen

I don't remember when staying up past 9 became normal

I don't remember when coffee stopped being the disgusting drink my grandmother drank

I don't remember when alcohol stopped being 'bad'

I don't remember when I stopped looking at life through the eyes of a child

I don't remember when I started looking at children experiencing the world, as children, wishing I could go back

I don't remember making my first friend

I don't remember when I transition from 'your just a child' to the responsibilities of 'your a grown adult' while still being treated as a child

I don't remember when school became a chore

I don't remember when sleep became an escape

I don't remember when home work became an 'option' because it was too much

I don't remember when life became an endless cycle

I don't remember when I realised my parents are emotionally manipulative 

I don't remember when my mothers failure became my fault 

I don't remember when I started staying in my room

I don't remember when r16 movie became normal 

I don't remember when r18 movies were what we talked about on the playground 

I don't remember when I started eating off the adults menu

I don't remember when I had to show my ID so they knew I was a student

I don't remember when I stopped believing in Santa

I don't remember when the Easter bunny became a way to get chocolate instead of believing in the magic of Easter

I don't remember when kids started looking up to me

I don't remember when barbies stopped being acceptable toys

I don't remember when I was tall enough to wash my hands without the step stool

I don't remember.....

I don't remember growing up

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 10, 2022 ⏰

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