Being a little guy

I wish I was still a kid. Today it seems like there is so much more stress than there was when I just a “kid.” I mean when I was in middle school we pretty much had a class day off when there was any sort of holiday. I also remember having snack time which was also pretty sweet. It seemed like all the way up to fifth grade was a relaxed environment. Once I had hit sixth grade there was no more snack time, nap time, or story time. I miss that stuff. It was a time to take off from school and just have some leisure time to you and your friends. Now that I am in high school there is so much pressure especially now that I am in my senior year. Through high school I have felt pressured by friends, teachers and a lot more than usual by my parents. I was expected to do good in school and my parents really did not want to have to worry. Also in high school there are pressures like doing sports, keeping your friends and staying away from drugs and alcohol. When I was in the primary and intermediate school, it seemed as if none of those things even existed. And now that I am in my senior year I have to face even more pressures like: SATs, getting good grades, deciding on a college, staying home or leaving, and getting accepted to a college. Being little was really the best. Every day I used to go to Alex Blood’s house and just play. I was never busy or had to go to work instead. Even preschool was awesome. We had our own carpets that we took naps on and even played duck-duck-goose. So all-in-all it was pretty raw.