They started teaching us to play games at such a young age. Maybe that's why when we're ready for something real, we have no idea where to start.
We're taught to play pretend and to use our imagination beyond the limitations of our society but grow up to face a world no kid would ever dream of.
Little girls are talking for their barbies but have no idea how to talk for themselves.
Little boys are battling mythical creatures just to grow up and not understand that the dragons in their videos games can't hurt us the way the real world can.
I value that innocence. I value the hope.
But how are we expected to grow up and pay the bills when we're still thinking about that one time the adults told us pretending is okay.
We can't pretend through life, and that's the hardest thing to understand because maybe we're just a little too used to it.
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