growing up

growth

is a process demanding love. What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

is difficult. the hardest part of it is learning how to wait.

The hardest part of growing up is learning how to wait

is not gradual for boys, rather they move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations.

Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations.

is evidenced in children when they start asking questions to which there are answers.

You know your kids are growing up when they start asking questions to which there are answers.

is seeing ads for kid’s toys and thinking “that looks expensive and will break easily”.

Growing up is seeing ads for kid’s toys and thinking “that looks expensive and will break easily”.

is the process of slowly losing respect for certain family members you once admired.

The worst part of getting older is the slow loss of respect for certain family members you once admired.

is when one stops wanting to go out with girls and wants to stay home with them.

An adolescent is growing up when he stops wanting to go out with girls and wants to stay home with them.

is the understanding that one unique and incredible experience is what everyone shares.