Lately I feel like a turtle. Not a cute cuddly turtle, but more like a snapper. You see, turtles are born with protective shells that, well, protect them from everything. They don't have a choice. That layer of protection is with them until they die, whether they like it or not. I DON'T WANT TO BE A TURTLE.

I hope you realize I mean this figuratively. People spend too much time trying to protect me from EVERYTHING; other people, bad words, "bad environments," everything. Well, I'm TIRED of it. I DON'T NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM EVERYTHING. I can take care of myself, and I'm sick of being treated like I'm 5. I shed my shell a long time ago. I'm not a bad person, I don't do bad things that give parents nightmares. Would it hurt anyone to give me a little bit of breathing room once in a while?? I can think for myself too. What a shock! Just because I have opinions does NOT mean that I got them from someone else, or that I think that way because someone else told me to. So I disagree with you from time to time. SO WHAT? I can do that. I can do a lot more too. I can be responsible and stay out of trouble, and I can make a lot more decisions for myself than you give me credit for.

This really has nothing to do with anyone that will ever read this, but I guess I just felt like ranting. It's nothing new, and I complain about this WAY too much, but I guess it's just been bugging me a lot lately. Seriously, people need to stop worrying.


P.S. This does not only apply to the two people that I have the biggest problem with (you can probably guess who they are). There are others.