Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

It's Time for Me

In the Autumn of My Years

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Alexandra Grant
May 21, 2026
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Each decade of life has its requirements. From birth to adolescence, you are required to obey, learn socially and intellectually, plan your future, and focus on career paths. You become a product of your environment and family structure. Often, this period of life is where we learn to care for others’ feelings, and more accurately, their feelings about you. We all want to belong, to be loved, and to be appreciated. We learn how to fit in because life is about where you fit into the world, isn’t it? Who you are, what you are, and whom you attach yourself to are the driving forces of humanity. Daunting, it’s true. Crazy is a better description for youth.

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