This Child Is Left Behind

Do you remember the good old days? The days when everyone was best friends, when school work consisted of getting a good night sleep, when you woke up early on Saturday mornings to watch a cartoon..like Rocket Power, (that was my favorite) when veggies were something you had to eat, and when milk mustaches were always in style.

What happened to the
carefree kid I used to know?

Today, I was cleaning out my room, and I came across a bunch of stuff. Stuff from previous school years, and I realized something. I realized that I was quite mature, I guess, for my age. I think most of the kids in my class were. Then I thought about my classes this year, and the people. While most sophomores are out fooling around, and just being teenagers, I am at home doing loads of homework. I'm starting to feel as if our generation is growing up too fast. So many kids I know, already know where they want to go to college, and what they want to do in life. I don't even know what I want to wear tomorrow let alone what I want to do with my life. I always thought I had more time. My friend Courtney just instant messaged me to talk about where she wants to go, and blah, blah, blah. I told her I didn't know what I wanted to do yet. She told me, "Well you better get on it kid. The clock is ticking." Is it really ticking? Is my time almost up? Did I really lose out on the high school experience? Is it too late for me? I feel as if I've been left in the dust. I always thought of myself as accelerated, but at this moment, I'm not sure that's still true. Oh, and to answer my first question, (what happened to the carefree kid I used to know?) I guess she grew up without me, and I am not okay with that.