Lois is officially an adult. She turned 18 and she is now responsible only to herself. The decisions she makes will be her own and the consequences will also be hrs. You could tell she had imaged this day for a long time and what would be happening. She would be able to hang out with friends, late into the night, talking, and gossiping. She would get to experience the freedom she has longed for these past few months.
Unfortunately reality reared its ugly head. She was not allowed to take our car because she hasn't gotten a job to cover the additional insurance and gas she would need to experience her new found freedom. Her friends are in high school and not allowed to go out late at night and due to the new laws in our state only one teenager can be in the car at a time past a certain time of night. So her first night as an adult she spent with us. You could tell she was disappointed and we tried to make her feel better without explaining being an adult is rarely fun and your schedule is usually driven by necessity not by wants.
She did take the time to organize her room since she was stuck at home and then went to bed so she could get to class and finish her GED testing. She didn't sulk or let her mood filter out onto the rest of us. She merely accepted it and made the best of it. I do feel bad she didn't have a more exciting birthday.
2 comments:
It sounds like at least Lois was happy to be there. Being a teen, if she wasn't, you would have known it! Congrats on helping raise a normal kid to adulthood! You've made it through some tough times with her and it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job!! :)
I'm glad that Lois made the best of it. And yes, being an adult isn't nearly as glamorous as I thought it would be.
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