We grew up too fast.
Seems like only yesterday we were playing dolls with
friends
Now we are treated like little dolls, played with then
tossed aside.

We grew up carefree.
Worrying about what mom packed us for lunch and if we'd get
a swing at recess.
Not worrying about food as if it were a plague of cellulite
and double chins.

We grew up silly.
Playing with only girls because boys were from Jupiter and
had cooties. 
Now we know they really are from Jupiter but their cooties
are a much bigger concern. 

We grew up happy.
Only crying when we scrapped a knee or wrecked on our
bikes.
Now its much easier to fix a bruised knee then a broken
heart.

We grew up amazed.
Thinking that pot was a thing to grow flowers in and alcohol
was that icky stuff to clean up cuts.

We grew up content.
Being alright with those ridiculous clothes our parents made
 us wear.
Now it takes us a big part of the morning just to pick out
one outfit to.

We grew up clean.
Ran through mud and got dared to ask the cute new kid to
play tag.
No one knew what a "skank" was or if we would be dubbed
"sluts".

We grew up beautiful.
Waking up, getting dressed and going out the door.
Not concerned with make-up and hair gels and trying to make
ourselves look better.

We grew up ourselves.
Being known by our names and we liked them
Not being labeled "preps" "goths" or "posers".


We grew up excited.
The day we found out that we were going to have a baby
brother was the happiest day of our lives.
Now we sit in our bathrooms praying that we only see one
little blue line.

We grew up wishing.
When we started school the first time all we wanted to do
was grow up and be adults.
Now as we are prepare to leave school all we want is to go
back to that first day, full of nervous excitement and
wonder.


Catt