I don't want to grow up

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At a very young age, while the rest of my peers couldn't wait to get bigger, I realised the responsibilities of being an adult.

Once, I had a dream that I set out to find an fairy that could make me stay as a child forever. I searched long and hard, but I finally found her. However, my classmate found her before me, and the fairy was already using her magic on my classmate. Then the fairy collapsed on the floor, exhausted from her magic use.

From then on, I accepted that I will grow up no matter what, but I still don't want to.

What's the point of growing up if you can't be childish [or child-like]? A friend of mine is in his mid fifties, and he's definitely still child-like.

Being childlike is actually good for your mental health! Psychologists have discovered that is a healthy way of beating depression and anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiTgn5QH_HU

I think the Dali Lama once said something like 'Childhood is a state of being/a way of living.'

Same tbh. I have serious issues with adulthood and having an adult appearance which weigh down on my mental health significantly.

Growing up gives you the freedom to live how you want, unfortunately most people don't see it that way. They see growing up as meaning you have to fit in the stereotype of an 'adult' but that is ridiculous. As an adult, you have the ability to do whatever you want. I feel much happier as an 'adult' than I did as a child. Now I have to work a lot to pay for living expenses, but I also have enough money leftover to buy mostly anything I want. I have the freedom to say that I am going to skip a day and sleep in if I can't deal with the outside world. None of those things were possible as a child.

I would recommend watching a movie (or reading the book) called The Little Prince. The movie has a great quote which says "The problem is not growing up, the problem is forgetting." Or something like that. Basically, the character expresses that adults forget the wonders and the joys of life, and that this is the reason why they change. Great story, made me cry several times.

^That's one of my favourite stories and movie!

peter-pan syndrome eh? me too dude

Same here. When I turned sixteen, I cried a lot. But now I've just turned 20 and I don't feel that different from my 16 years old self. Like people use to say, you just got to stay young at heart. Being an adult is not so bad as I thought it would be.

When you are a child, you have the freedom to be yourself with adults to protect you.

Now, you have the same limits: debt, rent, jobs, etc, that you did as a child, but you need to have a hand in taking care of them.

Growing up doesn't mean having more limits. It means accepting them.

If you're afraid you can't do well, there are always resources online and in the world to help you, many very cheap.

Responsibility is scary, but most of the people in the world are shouldering such responsibility, and many aren't doing it alone.

Growing up is the best part of childhood.

I didn't like being a child at all but I'd love to experience growing up again.

Having your capabilities expand from next to nothing to greater than you thought possible is a wonderful experience.