The Variables (πΊπππ πͺπππ & π³πππ π¨π πππππ) In My Adulthood
In my country, anyone above the age 18 is an adult but in my case, I honestly do not know when I started to take up responsibilities as an adult. I think it was long before I turned 18 or long after I turned 18, the important thing is, I am now an adult whether I want to be one or not.
In all honesty, I won't mind living longer as a kid than being an adult but life has to happen and so, here I am embracing the variables in my adulthood. It haven't been all rosy and lovely but it also haven't been so bad for me.
If there's one thing I take advantage of as an adult, is learning from life lessons and advices. I do not wait for it to happen to me before I learn to figure out a better way around my decisions. Someone said, maturity is taking into full consideration what the future would be about.
It's not by age to measure maturity but how one thinks and acts towards their thoughts. I know it isn't easy to be a adult from my experiences up till now but the learning continues and that is why I'd say there are always variables in my Adulthood.
One of them is Self Care - Keeping strong for responsibilities.
Nigerians do say something in pidgin often that "Problem nor dey finish, try dey happy" meaning "There's always going to be problems so be happy" and this also applies to responsibilities on adults. There never stop coming once one is in charge of responsibilities whether they are ready or not, especially for eldest children which I fall into.
Recently during a chat with my younger sister, I pointed out that being born as the eldest could be a sign that you're capable of taking up the responsibilities of your family or younger ones when you make the efforts to. There are times when I don't feel up to the task but today I look back to see that they've all be taken care of.
What I put to priority is myself, I try to take care of myself as well as I can as I am now very aware that I have duties to carry out in making my family comfortable and happy. Staying strong for myself is also staying strong for whatever Adulthood has in store for me going forward.
Life Advices come in handy for me as an Adult.
Even from my younger ones or those who aren't adult yet, there are life advices to take from them. From elders, there are a lot more to hear and learn from them. I take these lessons into consideration as much as I can as it is my first time doing Adulthood and there have been many before me who I can learn from.
Adulthood is not easy but it is easy when we care for ourselves, set priorities to take up responsibilities from the hardest to the simplest or vice versa, and most importantly be ready to learn from every stage of Adulthood that we would have to face.
This is my entry to the Marchinleo prompt challenge alongside Hiveghana "Adulthood" prompt and you're invited to participate in it too.
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I absolutely agree with you @merit.ahama. Most times these advice come from their expediences [be it their mistakes or their success], and they are wort emulating.
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Adult hood is similar to acquiring knowledge, there's no end, and we keep learning with every steps we take. Being a first child is not easy and kudos to all firstborn out there you guys are indeed strong.
Haha thank you my dear, we are pushing it forward.
True, responsibilities and adulthood walks hand in hand, there is no avoiding any. We just have to learn to to adjust and live our lives as best as we can.
That's just it!
yes, every stage of life has his
Yeah
Adulthood na scam joor π
I want to go back to being a child where I wonΒ΄t bother about responsibility. Lol
Seriously, it hasnΒ΄t been easy at this stage but when we look back to see where we have come, it is GodΒ΄s mercy. At this stage, we are alone with our decisions and the path to take, all we need is to keep taking those lessons and learning from them while focusing on ourselves more. Self-care is really important so as not to break down.
Lol scam indeed!
Well, I believe we can't be given responsibilities that we can't handle. God will help us π
Adulthood na big scam....
Na why I no wan turn adult yet Abeg...
I no d ready
Lol you will still become an adult eventually π
That's the most painful thing sha
This is such a timeless piece, I don't think adulthood is a scam hahaha, it's just a phase in life that we must all go through and gives us a sense of responsibility.
If we should think of it that way, it would be much easier.
Certainly, when we are children we dream of being adults and when we finally grow up we want to be children again π
But as you say, life is like that, it is the natural cycle, and we must embrace it. Prioritizing yourself is key, I didn't do it and now I am paying the consequences, of course, with the best possible spirit πͺ
Haha that's just the truth about us humans.
Glad you're using the best possible spirit.
Here we have a saying that is very true but somewhat vulgar. I'll try to write it decently
If life turns its back on you, hit it's boom boom LOL
Good spirits and faith that everything will pass is the best.
Beautiful, that's admirable π