childhood maturity

Another typical day, and you find yourself craving a little something sweet.

What tickles your fancy? You head to checkout, anxious for your sugar rush.

Mom and Dad can fix this. There’s just one problem.

Bills have been piling up, becoming

more and more overwhelming as the

days go by. It is

n’t a good

situation for your family.

BILLS

BILLS

BILLS

BILLSBILLS

BILLS

BILLS

It’s time to go out into the world…

…

… Get a job.

Toil and trouble; days go by in a monotonous blur. Stress piles up and you find yourself asking, “Why do I even care?”

The days drag on into a endless haze. Days become weeks, months. It all takes a toll on you…

It appears that you’ve finally hit rock bottom.

You’re so close to giving up…

…when it finally hits you.

Life isn’t easy for your parents either. Your helping out around the house makes things simpler for them, and who are you to take that small piece of comfort away from them?

Just grin and bear it.

It gets you through the day, and after a while, it really isn’t that bad.

You start to resume to the simple life you remember, enjoying the simple things you missed before.

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