what they don’t tell you about turning 18



Nobody warned me that becoming an adult would feel like this

A little animated story about growing up and losing the illusion of adulthood.

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  1. Turning 18 is scary because of the situation people are in right now, and also because of the feeling of getting older and realizing that time is passing, and that happened to me again when I turned 20.

  2. Dude— when I was a kid I didn’t care about turning 18. I didn’t what to be 18 because I didn’t want to be like the adults other than my parents that failed in my school life. I didn’t wanna be a teen because I saw all of them were mean and didn’t wanna be that. So I tried to stay true to myself despite it all. Being an adult now? Yeah I still don’t have it figured out, no idea why most think your teen years is your best years. I made the best of my childhood and teenage years by being the best Bella I could be.

    My adult life is being a chaotic girl who enjoys what I wanna enjoy with my group of friends and helping out with the acting school I go to with the younger kids as an assistant. I’m glad to do the things I do❤

  3. So, I’m a 17 year old girl who is confident, and I have a pretty damn good life right now; everyone tells me I’m kind and a lot of fun, and I love being alive. I have low moments.. but I’m pretty happy. One thing about me is that I’m VERY MUCH a child at heart, and I HATE my birthday. I hate my birthday because every birthday just symbolizes that another year has passed that will never come back, and it symbolizes that my childhood/youth is farther and farther away… 18 is that, but 10 times more in my mind… it’s still so far away but, I’m dreading it SO BAD. Just thinking of my 18th makes me want to cry… I know I’m going to cry a lot that day. I totally understand his point; I understand that your whole life you are still “you” and different stages of life don’t change who you are, YOU change who you are, so I know I’m not going to wake up on my 18th and suddenly be a totally new person, it’s actually just purely about the symbolism of 18 for me that I hate so much… it’s the idea that I will have been alive for 18 years, therefore making me a legal adult… childhood completely gone! I had an amazing childhood, and I LOVED life. The person who I used to be and who I loved so much is definitely gone… I can’t feel her anymore and I miss her so much. 18 is just a reminder that she is farther away. But I still love who I am now and I like life pretty well (I know I have a good life at least), I just miss “me”.

    Still though… thanks for this video ❤ I really needed the reminder and I really needed to see it.

  4. Uuhh… hello there. I am a secondary school student and I wan to develop my drawing and animation skills and have no idea on 2D animation. Do you have any tips or tricks? (Btw i asked this question to many YouTubers and I hope you answer.) (this is my third comment, please answer dude.)

  5. Holaa. Quizás no leas esto pero tu video me sirvió mucho para practicar mi inglés después de mucho tiempo y, sorprendentemente, entendí lo suficiente como para sentirme identificada y entendida, igual que me dejó otro punto de vista acerca de mi vida. Muchas gracias! Seguiré practicando mi inglés con tus videos! :3 🇲🇽

  6. I'm both mature & childlike. I know how to act & when things need to be done, but I'm also just a teenage girl on the inside & I want to keep her partially in control

  7. I turned 18 back in June this year and I feel no different from my 17 year old self. I still don’t have my license, still too scared to drive, still live with my parents, I’m still addicted to my phone to the point I pull all nighters doom scrolling, AND I still have one year of school to finish.

  8. 17 DAYS TIL MY 18th BIRTHDAY YAAAAHH!!! Honestly, being 18 will make me more free than ever from family and I don't have much fear because I know what to expect mostly. Plus moving in with my sister who'll teach me how to drive and other shit, so I don't have much worries :')

  9. I personally am NOT waiting to become an adult.
    I have a semi-shitty past, part of me still feels like a 12 year old – wants to become an alcoholic, endulges in harmful behaviours one of which is attempting suicide..
    I am not much educated and I only have like.. what? a year? I'm not good with dealing with everyone being negative around me, I absolutely despise human contact, and ESPECIALLY c*rrency. (m*ney)..
    I genuinely am starting to hate it so much, I swear one day I'll vomit during economics.. why is the world centered on this stupid ugly piece of paper that I literally hate SO much.. and you're telling me I'll have to see it all throughout my life?.. fucking hell..
    if eating my own shit or vomit meant money wouldn't exist, I'd ABSOLUTELY do it. might as well add generative ai (llms) to the list, as I've attempted suicide over that crap twice. school is straight up torture sometimes..

    HOWEVER. I guess I do have some things in mind that I'd want to do eventually, which I can't really do now as I'm underage and everyone looks down upon me and treats me as less.. such as:
    owning a garden and planting my own food and medicine which I'd live off of in every sense possible, getting better mentally and helping others achieve their dreams, a revolution and a new better and improved government and it's system, understanding linux better, teaching everyone how to be more safe online and what alternatives to use, being and teaching others how to be more healthy, and I guess maybe having 1 friend or something.. very low chance of that ever happening..

    and that's pretty much it I guess.. I also hope anyone owning private (not personal) property gets slimed out <3

  10. Спасибо что сделали этот видеоролик, ведь он идеально сейчас описывает мое ментальное состояние.

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