Nightmare

What the Hell is an Adult?

THIS IS A RANT. FEEL FREE TO SKIP. UNLESS YOU WANT TO RANT ABOUT IT WITH ME IN THE COMMENTS, THEN GO FOR IT. I wrote this essay on Tumblr instead of doing my homework.

Let's be real, all adults act like kids, We're the ones being forced to be mature here. We get in trouble for disrespecting someone once when they mentally torture us year-round. We have to follow the rules, but the rules don't apply to grown-ups because they're older.

We have been taught to be obedient our whole lives, so when it comes to making decisions, it's hard. And does education help? No. Education is just more rules. We get in trouble when we break the rules and are taught to only do what others tell us to. "If your friend jumped off a cliff, would you?" Well, have you been teaching us to think for ourselves? We might as well jump, for all you've put in our heads.

Next: School. We're not allowed to complain about it. Like bitch, what the fuck. Just because it was easy for you forty years ago doesn't mean it's still easy today. We have much more homework than you guys did. School is useless. Students literally cheat on tests because the world values grades more than they value learning. We stay up half the night to finish homework while you sleep soundly. Don't tell us we can't be mad. ThE miT0cHonDriA iS tHe pOwErHouSe oF tHe cEll, my ass.

Homework adds another five hours or more of unnecessary work to our day when we've already spent eight hours in school with minimal breaks. We stress over it and get nervous because this hard shit is going to affect our getting a job one day, whether it's useful or not. WHETHER THIS MOTHERFUCKING BULLSHIT MAKES SENSE OR NOT.

And the adults? They do work, and we should appreciate that. But don't lie. They complain about it. And we can't. Why not? Why aren't we allowed to have opinions? Huh?

Attitude. We get in trouble for frowning or talking back. How do we get in trouble? Yelling, sometimes beating, privileges taken away. For a bad mood. When the adults have a bad mood it's fine, but when we do it, suddenly we're the worst person in the world? How does that work?

Older people always tell us we're useless and never going to make it in our lives. They make us insecure and sometimes are meaner to us because of our gender, appearance, sexuality, personality, grades, or just no reason at all. Then they question why this generation is so depressed, lonely, anxious, and mentally unstable. They make us feel like no one loves us, like we're useless. Well, here's a question for them: WHO MADE US FEEL THAT WAY? I'M LOOKING AT YOU, YA OLD BITCHES.

All in all, fuck adults because we're actually more mature than them, putting up with this bullshit  they force-feed us.

Age is a social construct. Remember that when someone says you can't do anything because you're too young. You can do (almost) anything. (Except summoning Satan. Don't do that, please. I don't like leaving my house.)

You are intelligent and amazing. You can make anyone happy and everyone likes you. Okay? Remember that when someone says you're fake or mean or stupid. (Well, no one really cares about stupidity because that's just a school term.)

You are beautiful. We all are. Some of us are physically beautiful, but all of us are beautiful on the inside, whether we're funny, outgoing, introverted, confident or quiet. Remember that it's the inside that matters, not the outside. (*Ahem* a refrigerator *ahem*)

We should totally start a revolution. We can do it. Because we're awesome. (Except me. I suck. Courtesy of them adults.)

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.