Transition To Adulthood

teenage years are tough too many conflicting emotions too many conflicting expectations bodily initiated transitions child morphs cycles teenage adult powers physical mental cognitive abilities estrogen testosterone enter play field bat reason rationality straight out for a six mother nature whips hormones through a mix estrogens primary female sex hormones initiates hard wires female passions desires testosterone jump starts male reproductive tissues promotes secondary sexual characteristics increased bone mass muscle growth of body hair estrogens testosterone essential for health well-being contradictions in behavourial requirements grow up act your age your not a child now no you can't do that go there your not a child mixed messages merge with hormone havoc increased study pressures examination stress peer pressures required look expectations stress? Would you mind adulthood more than transitional phases? At this point in life where you're not really a grown up? Neither are you a child exempt from adult responsibilities? not experienced enough to work not experienced enough to be your own self but too old to depend on sheltering others? Where do you go from here? Careful young soul at threshold of adulthood? Walk through that door into kaleidoscopic possibilities? Copyright © Terence George Craddock