living.

growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

my mom's cousin said the other day "we used to have fun" after regaling stories of her and my mom when they were younger.

when i'm older, i don't want to say that. i want to say "yeah, i had fun. i'm still having fun." there was just such a longing in her voice. it was as if she really didn't have very much fun anymore. that bothers me. why do people associate growing up with becoming more responsible, and therefore not being able to have fun? can't you have both? i think that this is one cake that i'll be damned if i don't have it and eat it, too.

that's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. they forget. they don't remember what it's like to be 12 years old. they patronize, they treat children as inferiors. well i won't do that.
-walt disney