Wednesday, February 27, 2013 I will finally be turning 18 years old! I have waited, well, 18 years for this. While there are many perks to becoming "legal", I still have to remember that this age is not just all fun and games.
Why receive presents from your friends and family when you are given the present of adulthood from society? Nothing can top that. I will be able to vote, stay out after curfew, join the army, get married, get a tattoo/piercing, and much more without the consent of my parents. Unfortunately, I still have "house rules" which outweigh the state laws, but I still have hope for the future!
The thing that makes me nervous is the criminal punishments for teenagers who are 18 and older. Getting in trouble with the police can then get you arrested and tried as an adult. And these punishments are typically more serious than juvenile punishments. The law is there to protect us and just because we are 18, that doesn't mean that anyone is above the law. "With great power comes great responsibility"- Spiderman movie quote. I believe that this quote defines turning 18, because it implies being 18 as a great time but just a more mature time in someone's life. A time to learn from mistakes and take responsibility for your actions. To even act at all.
This is one birthday I will not forget, and I cannot wait to be seen as an adult in the best country in the world!
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