I'm back (and I still have guess who's back singing in my head) so you know just the usual; nothing new.
I've been staying at one of my friend's house for a few days so it feels good to be back home. Home sweet home as the old saying goes because now I'm 17 I'm basically old af (as fuck for all the non-inner fangirls out there).
*This is the pivotal moment where I got so sidetracked and ended up ranting about society's expectations of kids/teens compared to adults and I thought why stop myself, I'm clearly just a bit passionate so erm enjoy my ranting...*
It doesn't feel like it at the moment but I know when I go back to school all the responsibilities will just be rolling in.. wait no that sounds too cool more like falling out a birds ass onto me so I have to deal with it which is greaatt (yes I know how to spell this is just how I express my sarcasm). Although I'm sure lots of you will relate as it feels as though as soon as you get past the age of about 16 (or younger depending) you get treated differently as it's like oh yeah now you're older you should be so mature and immediately start acting like an adult. It's like no I'll act like an adult when I am one..but that's another thing that annoys me how it's like there's a weird barrier between teens & adults and often we're treated that as soon as we lean more towards being adults we're automatically expected to grow up just like that (clicks fingers). Suddenly we find ourselves having this expectation from society of having to grow up 10x faster than is capable really and we aren't properly prepared/warned about it.
I feel like the pressure starts when you move towards being a teenager very subtly but when you are officially a teenager which lets be honest every parent dreads; the pressure just builds up. Whereas once you're passed the transition of kid to teen and teen to an adult the pressure/responsibility from society around us does seem to vastly reduce. Yes of course middle aged adults for example still have to struggle with making sure they earn enough money to pay the bills and for basic necessities for everyday life. There just isn't as much emphasis on adults whereas in the media especially, teens are constantly being talked about often in bad ways more than good. Some people (mainly older people lets be honest) say that 'the teenage years were the best years of their life' but I strongly disagree as I think every year that goes by with a new generation of kids and teens becoming adults it's getting harder for teens to say that as the pressure/responsibility from society seems to just keep on doubling. Especially with the horrors of what's happening in other areas of the world today. As you can guarantee there is always something drastic that happens in the news affecting teens like us for example the recent Tory (conservative) government cutting back on university funds that for a lot of people are the only way they can afford to actually go which is beyond ridiculous. I 100% stick with my word about how the Tories leading us is a major mistake that the people who voted for them will soon find out, it's just a real shame that the people who had sense who voted for other parties such as the Labour or the Greens have to be dragged into this. So we have to pay the consequences because there's lots of naive people out there in the world or even just scared to vote for a party other than the recent government we've stuck with for five years which ok yes I get is a daunting thing. All I ask is that people do their research because people sometimes forget how much it will impact themselves personally by having a certain government & their future generations to come.
You may think I've sidetracked a lot (yeah I kinda have) but talking about the government does relate as again that adds to the responsibilities more younger people face now but in this instance I think it is good how they lowered the voting age for example in Scotland because I think it's good we try to get a grasp and understand more about politics in general as it impacts us more than a lot of people know. No way do I class myself as an expert about all this as I only recently got into educating myself about the current parties in the government before the huge election took place. I just wanted to get my opinion across and hopefully I managed to do that.
Also just putting it out there.. but I met Marcus Butler on Tuesday for his signing for his new book 'Hello Life'. I'm hoping you'll recognise his name but if you don't just google him (he's a youtuber ok). I got 3 selfies with him which I'm still struggling to accept that they're real; you can check out my instagram 'justsoph_x' if you're interested in seeing my pictures (self-promo game strong haha). Seriously though I would highly recommend his new book which is full of healthy eating and lifestyle tips (which I dunno about you but I definitely need to start eating better & exercising more) & along with his informative advice he manages to throw in some stuff that will make you laugh too which I love.
I apologise about my ranting as I can get quite carried away oops but now I just wanna leave you with this super cute picture of my cat Smudge I took about a week ago:
Hope you're enjoying & making the most of your summer holidays like I try to do although it can be very hard to resist netflix all day I get that;)
Talk soon ofc!
Sophie
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