The First Time I Truly Felt Grown

Daily writing prompt
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?

When I had my daughter, everything changed. My heart expanded to hold her at the center, and my whole perspective shifted. Before her, I wasn’t really a grown-up at all, I was all child. Now, I’m an alchemy of child and adult. It feels like beginning again: learning, growing, and seeing the world through her eyes, while also recognizing the wisdom that helps me guide and protect her. There is so much beauty in getting to be a child with her, even as I raise her.

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