Experience
Experience
The difference between children and adults
Some believe that it's age
Others believe that it's knowledge
But we fail to see, that it's always been experience
We lie to our our children
Telling them they can be anything
That the world will accept them
That everything will always be okay
But we need to teach them
Not everyone is your friend
Not everyone cares about your well being
Not everyone will put your feelings first
But the real question... why don't we teach them sooner?
We grow up learning the hardships of the real world
Believe it or not, this is the easy way
Why don't we tell them?
To spare them the pain?
To prepare them?
Children must learn these lessons for themselves
Not only would they not understand this pain
But they need to learn
These lessons cannot be taught
Not from books
Not from lectures
Not from parental advice
These lessons must be learned through experience
Children must enjoy their childhood
Whether we like it or not
Growing up
It doesn't mean getting older
It doesn't mean learning more in school
It doesn't mean making more money
Growing up is about experience
So why ruin it for them?
Let them grow up
Although these experiences are are good and bad
We can support them in some ways
But we must let our children learn for themselves
That they are in for a world of difficulties