Basically, I was raised Mormon and also driven very, very hard on academics and extracurriculars, explicitly at the expense of my social life. I really wish I could have a second chance at that time of my life where I just have the opportunity to chill out, explore and experiment with myself and others. I know there’s technically nothing stopping me from doing that as an adult, but it’s a completely different vibe, y’know? It’s like I’m making up for lost time, time that I wish I could have back.
I feel similarly.
As a trans girl I never got anything like a “Sweet Sixteen”. My later teenage years were stolen by COVID. And that was when I started to seriously consider that I was trans.