“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
-Madeleine L’Engle
A lot of people get upset about getting older, but I’ve never been one of them. Probably that’s partly because I don’t feel my age. I know how old I am because I can do math, but I feel like I’m still in my 20s, like I have plenty of time to do everything, and that the whole world is still waiting for me. I don’t think that’s a bad thing. It just means I haven’t lost my sense of wonder and possiblity.
You couldn’t pay me to go back to my teenage years. Sure, it would be nice to get rid of all the adult responsibilities again, but being stuck in a hormone-ridden body, driven by emotion? No thanks; I’ll pass. High school and college weren’t great. It wasn’t until I got into the working world that I really felt like I came into my own. I love writing and reading Young Adult fiction, but that doesn’t mean that I want to live there.
One thing that really bothers me about books like Twilight is that Edward is over 100 years old mentally, and he’s into a 17 year old girl? Is it not disgusting because he looks 17? I know I’m overthinking this, but I’m not the only one this occurred to, right?
Doree Weller 