Life after Birth

Isn’t it wonderful to be delivered into a new World?

Coming from the Abyss and entering the world of Pinks or Blues.

Learning the words mama and papa and waiting for that praise, yes praise.

Wow, you have now taken your first steps and are now able to stand on your own.

The Journey has just begun.

Standing toys, sitting toys, riding toys, you name it and you try it. Fearless that is the word.

Reading comes next, one book, two books, now comes War and Peace, at least the cover.

That was just a phase, now I am expected to actually catch a ball, hit a ball, throw a ball, oh my!

What happened to the praise, I think I hear some encouragement in between the course language?

I am 7 now and I guess there is much more to come.

Parents want me to take Piano, maybe guitar, maybe violin; not sure, I hate these instruments, but do not want to disappoint them.

Gymnastics, dancing, swimming, track and field, did I leave anything out, did not want to disappoint.

8,9,10, keep climbing the social ladder, with sleep over’s and movies, and skateboarding.

Still playing the piano, no more guitar, sold it at the last garage sale, amp included. Violin was a rental.

Gymnastics no longer hip for me, neither is dancing, swimming is still in and track and field has now included football and little league. Coaches are yelling all the time, only glad when I get a hit.

Football, is the same, only when I score do I get the praise that I sorely need, arms hurting, legs sore, back in pain.

11,12,13 the big one is coming and I have been studying very hard, Junior High, religious school, sports, instruments, volunteering at the local assisted living, no time for me.

Expectations are getting intense, have I made up my mind as to which college I want to go too? I haven’t even been through High School yet. Pressure begins to build, living through my parents eyes.

14, 15 graduated Junior High with little trouble, but the celebrations continued for days. Dinners

Grandma and Grandpa are flying in for the occasion. Need to buy new graduation clothes for the brunch on Sunday. Wow my gift was a new 60” flat screen TV for my room, and this is only Junior High, what possibly can I expect for High School?

I began dating my neighbor’s daughter, ok but only friends.

School got harder and harder. I thought of cheating, but then again what would my parents say if I cheated and failed, so I might as well cheat and pass.

Freshman year was great, new friends, new teachers, and new place. Really cool, really enjoyable. I am growing up.

Sophomore a bit more complicated, but if I could only get my parents off my back, study, what college I should be sent to. I am reliving my parent’s life, I want my own.

Small school, large school, liberal arts, business, communications, journalism, marketing, accounting, law, medicine, research, “wow” how many career choices are there?

Of well, Junior year  is around the corner and I am taking all of these tests, I am reminded to study day and night, that is not enough so my parents enrolled me in a private review course, AP1 and AP2 I just want to go to A &P. GPA that is my life, go higher if you want to go to the right school… No Pressure just a bit of cajoling and screaming!!!

Well this first chapter of my life has almost come to a closure. But the journey continues …

Next chapter College…