27 AUGUST 2026·ADULTHOOD

On Getting Older

“Maybe adulthood is mostly learning what not to explain. Not because you've stopped caring what people think, but because you've finally worked out that most explanations were really just apologies for existing as you are, and you've decided to stop paying that particular tax.”

WHAT MADE ME WRITE THIS

I noticed I'd stopped justifying my choices to people who hadn't asked, and wanted to write down why that felt like relief rather than resignation.

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