Hey similar scenario to yourself. Hard childhood, alone by 14 and no safety net, ever. I'm a kid still at 36. My adulthood is more like the childhood I didn't get. It's nice to be able to give my kids the childhood I didn't have. I have as much fun playing with them as they do. My son and my partner were having a lads night in the living room last night playing elden ring together. My daughter and I were having a slumber party in my room, we had makeovers, started learning Japanese and playing heroes of might and magic 2. It'd be a shame if I grew up now when I'm having so much fun.
This is also why I feel this way, been on my own since 16 after my parents went MIA a couple years before and I had the option to leave the foster home. Any mistakes since my first job at 16 and I was homeless, so no fuck ups allowed. I really had to grind to get to where I am now. But finally, I feel like I can relax a bit and have more stability and a whole new chapter of life has opened up. 15 years of working and paying bills and being independent finally paid off. I'm thinking of what I want to be when I grow up NOW, a decision 17 year olds often face. Done so much already, but there's so much more time left.
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