Growing up is hard to do

It's a lot harder than it looks y'know. Growing up. Being 18 and still so dependent on your parents and others. When you want so desperately to be on your own and lacking the skills and finances to make it possible. Going to school sux. Working for the next 50 years sux. Life in general at this age, sux. All you want to do is go out there in the great big world and have fun. Fun with no rules. No adults telling you what to do. Now THAT is being free. Or is it? When adults are not telling you what to do, the law does. Even though you might not have to abide by "house rules", you have to abide by the law. Society has its' own rules. The responsibilities of being an adult are endless. You have to be responsible and get a job, pay your bills and possibly continue your education. In todays' competitive job market, the more education you have, the better your chances of getting a nice job. And should you choose not to get an education, the more hours you'll have to put in at your slave labor job just to make ends meet. And let's not even talk about dating. Being an adult isn't what it's cracked up to be, is it? For so long, you have dreamed of turning 18 and having your parents no longer tell you what to do. And now look. The cops tell you what to do. Society tells you what to do. Employers tell you what to do. Teachers tell you what to do. The list is endless. And when you're 40, whether you are successful or not, people will still be telling you what to do.