How Growing Up Means Realizing Your Parents Are Human, an article by Aaliyah Sharma

 How Growing Up Means Realizing Your Parents Are Human

 When you’re little, your parents feel untouchable. They’re the ones who know everything, who fix every problem, who seem to have it all figured out. You grow up thinking they’re strong in every way, that they always know what to do. But somewhere along the line, that illusion fades. You start to see them not just as parents, but as people. People who get tired, make mistakes, and carry their own worries quietly.

  It’s strange the first time you notice it. Maybe it’s when you catch them sitting alone after a long day, or when you realize they’re stressing over bills, work, or family issues they never talked about before. Suddenly, the person who seemed unshakable when you were younger feels more real. It’s not disappointing; it’s just different. It makes you see how much they’ve been holding together all this time, often without saying a word about it.

  I think realizing your parents are human changes the way you love them. You start to notice the small things — how they try even when they’re exhausted, how they put others first, how they sometimes apologize even when they don’t have to. You begin to understand that being an adult doesn’t mean knowing everything; it means doing your best even when you don’t.

  It’s easy to judge our parents for not being perfect, but growing up means realizing they were never supposed to be. They’re learning, just like we are. And once you see that, it becomes easier to forgive, to listen, and to love them not as superheroes, but as humans who’ve been trying their best all along.

Thank you, 

Aaliyah Sharma