I have never understand the concept of "growing-up." When I was little I was told I would be a woman someday. I freaked. What's a woman? My emotionally charged answer was "I don't want to be a woman, I want to be Hannah!" The idea of being something other than I already was did not sit well. A grown-up sounded like a stranger, and I was taught to be afraid of them. The notion of growing up still confuses me. What is a grown-up? What makes you a grown-up? Being married? Not in this century. Having kids? Heck no. Being financially independent? Ehhhh. What if you stay on the family plan? What if you can't find a job? What if you want to support yourself and just travel? Can you be a grown up without a nine to five? I think I'm not alone in saying, I have no idea what makes a grown-up. The only sure thing that dictates adulthood is the law, and according to that after 18 you are supposed to have it all together.
Still there are a lot of people out there who are wiser than me that I admire. I would say I want to be like them when I grow-up, but I think growing up is a process. Here are some people I want to be like today.
1. Tina Fey: Duh.
2. Stewart/Colbert: They are the only way I can look at what's going on in the world without crying.
3. Martin Luther King Jr: I've got lots of dreams.
4. Winston Churchill: He was a boss. He lived in barracks chain smoking and drinking all day and still lived to be in his eighties. That and surviving WWII.
5. Ellen DeGeneres: Clearly I like comedians. And who doesn't want to be one that goes against the grain?
6. J.K. Rowling: Perseverance is key. And writing is a great way to get through tough times.
7. Ryan Gosling: Be him? Okay I meant marry him.
8. My friends: If I didn't want to be like my friends, I would say I need some new ones.
9. My parents: That may sound cliche, but I know a lot of people who don't want to be anything like their parents. Keeping your kid's respect isn't guaranteed.
10. My friend Dylan, age 15. What? Who would want to be like a teenager? If you ever start to lose faith in humanity, talk to a kid who has lived with cancer. If he can have faith, I can too.
Still there are a lot of people out there who are wiser than me that I admire. I would say I want to be like them when I grow-up, but I think growing up is a process. Here are some people I want to be like today.
1. Tina Fey: Duh.
2. Stewart/Colbert: They are the only way I can look at what's going on in the world without crying.
3. Martin Luther King Jr: I've got lots of dreams.
4. Winston Churchill: He was a boss. He lived in barracks chain smoking and drinking all day and still lived to be in his eighties. That and surviving WWII.
5. Ellen DeGeneres: Clearly I like comedians. And who doesn't want to be one that goes against the grain?
6. J.K. Rowling: Perseverance is key. And writing is a great way to get through tough times.
7. Ryan Gosling: Be him? Okay I meant marry him.
8. My friends: If I didn't want to be like my friends, I would say I need some new ones.
9. My parents: That may sound cliche, but I know a lot of people who don't want to be anything like their parents. Keeping your kid's respect isn't guaranteed.
10. My friend Dylan, age 15. What? Who would want to be like a teenager? If you ever start to lose faith in humanity, talk to a kid who has lived with cancer. If he can have faith, I can too.
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