“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” - George Bernard Shaw.“Growing older is not upsetting being perceived as old is.” - Kenny Rogers.“’Oh,’ she thought, ‘How horrible it is that people have to grow up and marry and change!’” - L.M.“When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.” - Tom Robbins.“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” - E.E.

They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity.

“The trick is growing up without growing old.” - Casey Stengel.

As soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot.” - Ray Kroc

“As long as you’re green, you’re growing.

“Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.” - Tom Stoppard.

These growing up quotes? They capture that for parents. But, you also know what’s in store after they heal. And, it’s suddenly even more beautiful to be the mother or father watching those moments unfold in your own child’s life. None of those things happen without the bumps and bruises first. The freedom you gain, the life you can create, the love you end up with in the end. You know what can help, though? Growing up quotes - words that serve as a reminder that other people have survived the awkwardness of adolescence and the growing pains of adulthood.Īfter the fact, you can usually see the beauty. And just because these milestones are “learning experiences” doesn’t mean they suck any less when you’re going through them. First loves, well, we all know they can end in broken hearts. First driving tests sometimes end in tears. First solo bike rides end in bruises and scrapes.

There’s not a single rite of passage that doesn’t induce at least a little anxiety.