Coming of Age

Scientifically speaking, maturity would be a point in life where you have physically grown in full development. However, maturity also reflects on how a person takes up one's own personal responsibilities and actions. I remember being such a little girl who always depended on her parents for, well, basically everything! I never really did care much about the type of clothes that I wore, the way I responded to others, and other things that people who have reached adulthood cared about these days. Honestly, all I really ever truly cared about was my toys. I also did not really talk much to those who are older and wiser than I was. I usually threw lots of tantrums and didn't care about what people thought of me. But over the past few years, I have noticed such a big change in maturity in my life.

To me, "Coming of Age" really took place during my freshman year. I came from a small private school that only contained about 40 people in the eighth grade graduating class. And now, my entire sophomore class has about five hundred students. The first day of freshman year was a really big step up from the year before. I remember having my first CAP class and learning about how high school is the time when you are supposed to be thinking about what you want to do in the future. That first CAP class of mine, in a way, lit up the bulb that was in my head. And at that moment I knew that I had to start maturing.

Then, as time went by, I noticed that in the process of maturing, I started dressing, speaking, thinking, and even typing on the internet differently. The way I dress really shows how I have matured because when I was younger, my clothes did not match at all! For example, I wore a purple shirt along with a blue skirt. And now I wear color schemes that go together right. The way I spoke when I was little was barely understandable. Sometimes, I didn't speak at all. But now, I have learned to socialize more with others and speak in complete, thoughtful sentences. Before, I didn't really have a main focus in life. All I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a princess. But, now that I am mature enough, I have learned to use my concentration, time management, and visualizing skills to ensure a bright future. As I have mentioned before, I used to throw tantrums. But now, I have learned how to control myself. For example, if somebody does something I don't exactly agree with, I just let it go. As you can see, I have matured in many ways. It's as if I was a whole knew upgraded person.

As of right now, I am not at the full extent of being mature. I have many other things to learn, and other things to discover. Sure enough, not everything I will do in the future will be easy as pie.