Why It Surprised Me That Adulthood Came In Like This

My parents used to have a beautiful poster hanging in their room that said something about
childhood coming in like a lion and out like a lamb. It’s kind of like the month of March in the Midwest, which shares the same motto. Piles of snow when you least expect it, frigid moments when you thought you were through the thick of it. And then all of the sudden, you look outside and see flowers blooming out of seemingly nowhere.

Growing up, I just thought it was a pretty piece of art, but now, I tr...