parental pressure
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You grow up understanding,
Until the day you don’t.
You grow up knowing,
Until the day you won’t.
They tell you that it’s easy.
I don’t understand
“It’s not that hard,”
You say.
“It should be simple,”
You demand.
“You’re smart. Figure it out,”
You yell.
But, really, tell me;
