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Too Young to be Old and Alone...

Ever feel older than you are, but end up being left behind like everyone else? What about us? What are we supposed to do? They tell us "we're young." What I've realized is that yes, we're young...but that doesn't mean our feelings are any less valid, or our losses any less painful...

We are the hidden ones, the ones no one talks about. In this era of fast moving and fast talking, no one thinks of children who aren't allowed to be children. No one thinks of the girl who skips a grade and misses out on school trips and sleepovers. No one considers the boy whose mother has such problems he's forced to ignore the fact that he's growing up on his own. And the girl who moves from place to place every year, the boy who has an abusive parent, the siblings who only have each other...Adults dismiss our special circumstances out of hand.

So what? Well, my long term relationship was just ended by my boyfriend, and I'm in agony...but there are so few places to turn. I've tried self-help books, web sites, chat rooms, friends and family, but nothing seems to speak me and my situation. So here, I put my voice into the void.