Rigidity

Am I too uptight for my own good?

Why does it feel like I'm fast forwarding to the difficult parts of adulthood?

Why am I canceling out the fun?

I don't want to invoke fear into my peers. I don't want to utter one sentence and become a disciplining mother to the boys on the basketball team.

I can't even drink legally yet.

The truth is that it's easier to let people see me as the serious, level headed, diplomatic one.

They won't see my mistakes if I let them believe that I don't make any.

But that's crazy isn't it?