"They say the world is a hard place, but no one mentions the gut wrenching,

soul crushing, heart breaking pain it is to survive growing up. They don't

talk about how childhood is just a word now, or when it became such a fight and you have to be like the ferrous iron that flows through your veins to reach adulthood unscathed.

Your first fight, your first heartbreak, your first betrayal, your first identity crisis, your first addiction.

People are always talking about how children these days are so resilient.

They shouldn't have to be.

When did we start teaching our children that growing up is having to choose thousands of ways of breaking yourself in two?"

-Nikita Gill