Eighteen and looking like a twelve-year-old?
Image: We Heart It

Turning eighteen was a big achievement for me, for years I haven’t enjoyed celebrating my birthday because it reminds me that I’m still here, alive. However this year was different, I made it my mission to be glad that I was here, throughout my life plenty of things have happened where I thought I wouldn’t make it through but I did, with the help of my family and friends. My mum especially fought hard to make sure I could get the best treatment for my Cerebral Palsy and other health issues that I had when I was a young child.

I turned eighteen on the 6th of December with my twin brother, Brayden. We both had a great night more him than me but that’s okay. We had a party and invited our friends over to celebrate with us. It was fun, well at least the first half. Throughout the second half, I started to get annoyed and tired, I was ready to finish the day. My bad thoughts about my birthday started to creep in and they got to me. I also tend to cry on my birthday so, it wouldn’t be my birthday if I didn’t cry at least once. This birthday I cried three times. I wasn’t surprised there is always something that manages to get to me.

We had our family and friends around us, showing their love and support when it was time to blow out the candles they all sang an Australian Drinking Song:

“Here’s to …….. he’s/she’s True Blue! He’s a Piss Pot through and through. He’s Bastard so they say and he’s not going to heaven he went the other way! He’s going down! down! down! down! down!… Hooray to ….., Hooray at last! Hooray to ….., He’s a horses ass!”

They all sing it while the birthday boy or girl drowns a drink their choice of alcoholic drink. However, I didn’t down a shot because at this point I just was no longer in the mood to celebrate. Alcohol is also a depressant so when you mix my medication and mood they surely wouldn’t help. Now looking back I don’t regret anything from that night, I knew to stay as sober as possible and I’m glad, I could remember the whole night from start to finish. It’s now been four months since I became an adult and I honestly feel no different. It’s weird how one day your not allowed to do certain things and then the next you are, age is a concept that we humans created and to think about it is very trippy.

Apart from turning eighteen, so much has happened since my birthday four months ago, but I’ll be saving that for another post. On the 7th of December, I spent the day with my father’s side of my family. One of my father’s hobbies is bowling and we went to his favourite bowling place and had a game and had lunch. The food was really good and I even had some cocktail — sadly I didn’t get asked for ID. Which I was disappointed about but the staff that took care of us knew that we were celebrating a milestone birthday which I believe my nan told them about.

This year is a big year for me and I have so much to tell you since speaking to you all last. I will try and update you all so much as I can! I’ll speak to you all soon.
['Katelyn Ellen']
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