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this is a thread for the 17 year olds who are worried about turning 18 bcuz of all the pressure they feel from parents, peers, the media, etc and who feel like they are falling behind compared to other people their age
I turned 18 in may of 2020 and let me tell you I was SO SCARED. especially becoming an adult during the pandemic, it was super scary to me bcuz society expects so much from us and there’s not much we can do because of all the lockdowns and lack of opportunities right now
if you are worried about being behind other people your age who are going to college and getting jobs and stuff, please don’t let this make you feel like you are less successful or a failure because these things will happen at different times for everyone
we are all different and some of us aren’t interested in rushing out to start an adult life especially during covid and the state of the world right now. when I graduated high school I signed up for online community college because it’s all i really had the motivation to do
As long as you are doing the best you can, don’t let all these outside pressures get to you because you are just being yourself and society is messed up, you don’t need to go out and immediately get a job and go to college, just do what makes you happy
and if you’re worried that your interests are childish and lame, look at me I have a monster high layout i’m not gonna let society pressure me into liking “adult” things if i don’t want to.
just be yourself and do what makes you happy right now because really that’s the best we can do with all the lockdowns and whatnot. if you continue to make yourself happy and do the things that bring you joy while also taking care of yourself and getting stuff done you’ll be fine
all that really changes is that you can now sign forms for yourself and you have to like sign up for college and stuff it’s really not that big of a difference between 17 and 18. don’t stress yourself out about it. i promise if you just do what’s best for you, you’ll be ok!
and if you have any questions or worries please dm me so i can help you out because i just went through this same thing and i want to be the support that i needed when i was in your position. the world is a scary place but if we take care of each other it can be better :)
also maybe pls retweet so i can reach more people in need :)
