I Want To Be Able To Look Back And Smile 😊

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Hello there😊😍, welcome back to my blog, and thank you for joining me once again as I share my thoughts on one of this week's #hiveghana engagement topics, that say;

As they say, adulthood is hard. We hear people complain all the time and we might even be guilty of this. But, what part of adulthood is hard for you? This week, we want you to help us understand why you think adulthood is hard, what are the challenges you face as an adult and what you think would make it a lot better for you.

Kids truly can not know how lucky they are. I'm talking about kids that have at least a good parent or guardian nurturing and bringing them up. All they ever have to do is to ask or cry out when they need something and it will be provided for them. They never have to worry about a thing, just to wake up, eat, play, sleep, and repeat. Oh my, how sweet.

Though my childhood was a bit challenging due to the kind of environment I was raised, those days were still very sweet and blissful. But then I never realized how much enjoyment I was into until I became an adult and had to start taking responsibility for myself.

One of my thoughts back then was how much freedom I was going to enjoy once I stopped being under the care of my parents. No more restrictions on my choices and anyone telling me what to do and all that. If only I knew how challenging this adult life can be I could have taken a little bit more of my time to enjoy the privilege of being a kid without much to worry about.

But I'm here now, and as much as I am trying to live life to the best of my ability and enjoy every moment of it. I embrace this journey wholeheartedly. The good and the lessons. I think presently my major challenge is time. I miss those days I can sleep like a slut 😅 wake up any time I like without having to worry about a thing because everything I need is provided by my parents.

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I do not have to think about what to cook, or make money. I never had to worry about being responsible for another human being. My time back then seemed so unlimited that sometimes I didn't even know what to do with it.

But these days I have so many tasks on my plate that I wish my 24 hours could somehow be stretched into 48 hours. Sometimes I wish I could just pause the whole clock and take a long break from life but I can't because if I do there are a lot of things at stake.

Back then when I saw some adults whining about how life is hard, I used to have that childish thought that when my time comes I could have it the other way but the truth is, adult life is hard and sucks sometimes. No matter who we are, we can't just escape it, because adulthood is a time one has to grow up, start taking responsibilities, and face any consequences as a result.

As a wife and a mother, running the home front and trying to make something tangible out of myself is no joke and sometimes it leaves me so exhausted at the end of the day. My days seem so short these days, I felt like my clock consisted of just 12 hours instead of 24 hours.

I was just discussing with hubby a few weeks back that I think it is time we get house help that can help around the house, for me to be able to have more time to focus on my online activities and personal growth and development. To be honest with you that was something I never thought I would need, I used to think I could do it all but as it stands I need to think in this direction for me to be able to get the best out of myself.

Adulthood is a very critical time in our life, one has to plan and as well work very hard to have the means to enjoy old age. This is the time to not only have a financial plan for the future but also invest in taking good care of our health for the sake of old age.

I'm doing all I can so that when my bones grow weak and my mind grows weary I can look back and smile knowing that I give life my best shot when I'm still strong and capable. I am doing my best so that in the end I won't have any room to regret but enjoy the fruits of my labor, because surely whatever I sow now I shall reap.

This will be all for now, thank you so much for checking me out and for your support.

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To be more sincere adulthood is really hard but it is for the weak,not for the strong ones.

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I'm confused, do you mean to say it is for the strong and not for the weak? !LUV

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I think what makes it better is finding the right people to navigate it together with

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Talk about the story of my life 😂😂😂
I thought I was the only one sometimes wishing that 24hrs could be expanded yo 48hrs for me.

I overheard my second daughter talking about how she looks forward to when she wouldn't be living at home with us, and I said she should go and ask my first daughter who was saying the same thing a few years ago. I didn't want to tell her to ask me, lol.

Kids don't know how much they are enjoying. One day, they will understand just we have understood now.

A #dreemerforlife from #dreemport

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Kids just want to experience total freedom only they don't know that freedom comes with so much responsibility hehe. Your daughter should just enjoy her kid's privileges as long as it last hehe !LUV

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Oh yeah! The kids have their own way of reasoning, hehehe 😆. We can only keep guiding them even when they feel like they are being too restricted. One day, that freedom they desire will come and then they will understand the weight of responsibility that comes with it.

I love your sense of humour, and I appreciate the love you shared. Thank you so very much!

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Hahaha, that is so true, I think we humans always think that we are missing out on the other sides of us until we get there we never know what it takes.

And thank you very much for the compliment 🥰😍🙏 cheers! To you too.

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Thank you for this piece. Indeed, childhood is awesome and I wish time can be reset.

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Hahahhah, if only we knew how awesome childhood was we would have taken our time to suck it all in as much as we can. But we are here now and we have got to make the best out of adulthood.

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You are right but the environment is sucking out adulthood out of us which makes it hard to harness the beauty of adulthood.

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Yes, that is true we can only do our best.

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Adulthood na scam....Lol
I never wanted these responsibilities lurking around me. I missed those days when I did not need to worry about what to eat, how to make money or even thinking of which direction to go next after my service. I keep thinking and thinking, but in the end, all I do to calm myself is tell God He is in control because I cannot ride on this wheel myself.

No matter how much we dread this stage, it cannot be escaped. We cannot run from it.
May God help us.

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Adulthood holds a lot of responsibility, I can still remember when I was still small, it was my mom that would be doing everything by herself and sometimes she would be complaining that she's tired, I would be looking at her that what have you done that you are complaining, all she would say is, it's because you are still small that's why you are saying all this, and even sometimes I would be depending on her that she must help me with my things. So as I was growing up that's when I realised that adulthood is not easy like how I was seeing it back then. Also back then I won't even worry of what to eat but now what to eat now become a huge problem.

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