18th Birthday!!

It was my 18th Birthday on the 24th of September. I was so excited to turn 18 and become Devon McCrea instead of stealing various other identities like Bethany Howit. I chose not to go home to Helensburgh, Glasgow on my birthday but stay here, in Heathfield, Dundee. My friends and i experienced Dundee's nightlife and had a very enjoyable night. 

Cicley, Rachel, me, Ross and Rhiannon on my 18th.

Reflecting back on my birthday, I remember feeling certain that my life would tramatically change once I had turned that pivotal age of 18. It has not. I feel that the anticipation around turning eighteen is built up and that the actual day is a slight anti-climax. Along with turning eighteen, i feel that there is automatically more responsibilities given. It also makes you more accountable for your actions therefore a lot more pressure is felt. I think a lot more is expected of me since i have turned eighteen and I hope to live up to those expectations despite the stress. Aswell as moving away from home, i find it hard to deal with the independence and act like a mature eighteen year old. People expect others to become more adult-like once they have turned eighteen but I think that being eighteen has not automatically turned me into an adult, only time and experience will.