Growing Up Caused Me To Grow Down

When I was twelve I stopped trick or treating because I thought I was too old for it. Around that age, I was committed to the idea that I needed to grow up and stop doing childish things. However, as I've started to grow up, I've realized that having a grown up attitude is no fun at all. In all aspects, it's better to enjoy things rather than hate them but I didn't realize that when I first became a teenager.

For about three years I stopped trick or treating and I also stopped enjoying Halloween. Every year I would just sit inside, eat store bought candy, and watch cheesy movies by myself. It was just as lame as it sounds. However, last year I went out trick or treating and it was a lot of fun. Of course there were some people who gave us weird looks because we were teenagers but we didn't care and I loved the variety of candy I had afterwords. This year I want to do it again because it's my last year of high school and soon I won't be able to get away with it anymore. I've come to realize that a lot of the people I know have that same attitude I had when I was twelve, they think it's childish and stupid. Luckily I have a friend who is just as childish and immature as me who thinks it's a good idea.

Honestly, I don't care what people think when I say I want to do things such as trick or treating. I tried way too hard when I was younger to grow up that now I want to do as many silly things as I can before it's too late. There's no shame in having fun and acting like a kid again because if you think about it seventeen is a kid. In the scope of my life I'm still young and immature so why not act like it while I can get away with it. I'm not saying go out and do stupid things, just do things you enjoy without any regrets. I know if I don't do these things now, one day I'm going to look back and wish I had.