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THE AWKWARD AGE OF THE NOT-QUITE-EARLY 20S-TEENAGE GIRL.
halfway into being 19 and i could not recommend it more. it is raunchy, experimental, and isolating to be 19. its the birthing of what i’ve deemed The Second Puberty. it’s a time where the external stressors of adulthood are being thrown at a wall made of saturday morning cartoons and forming a kinship with ladybugs- and expecting it to “act it’s age”. you dress and party and dabble in culture like an established 30-something-year-old, you wait for that guy to respond to your text like a 12 year old waiting for her crush to circle yes on her love note. you will laugh amongst a group of friends over a shared cig who either won’t be your friends in a few years or will grow to tell the tale, you will still ask your mom to go shopping with her so you can get a little treat and a coffee on the way back. 18 is not old enough and 20 is too scary. 19 is the perfect medium. i adore being 19 and i despise being 19. it’s on every end of the spectrum. i couldn’t recommend it more.
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@skyette
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@faylovett
I’ve always seen 19 as being the most important age of my life thus far. and if I were to discern my life into two eras it would be pre 19 and after 19. i Moved across country Had a life threatening health scare, went to my first concert all in 365 days and it was by far the scariest most unpredictable time of my life and I fucking loved it man. The idea of the training wheels being dropped but not all the way is a frustratingly beautiful way to summerize it. I appriciate you sharing this and I hope the 2nd half of this year treats you well!
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@skyette
@FAYLOVETT ariana what are you doing here !!!! i love having your input, so much of the unknown lies within being 19. i’m on track to making the rest of this year count as well as every other to come, especially when your friendship is a big part of that :)
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@spiky
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@thickrimmedgirl
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