I turn 18 in a couple of weeks. Much like high school graduation, I think this birthday will be very anti-climatic, despite its momentous implications. For the last couple of months, my mom and I have been trying to figure out how not being a minor affects things like bank accounts and health insurance. The answer is: it doesn't. The only thing that will change is that if I am not in school when I turn 19, I will lose my health insurance (if I'm in college, I keep it until I'm 24- hello institutionalized privilege.)
In preparation for my birthday, I got my driver's license, registered to vote, and became a registered organ donor. All three of these are awesome. I also gave blood for the first time. In MA, you only have to be 17 to give blood, but because of living in India, I was unable to donate until now. I feel like I've done all the 18th-birthday-things, and now I'm done with it. Despite still being 17.
In preparation for my birthday, I got my driver's license, registered to vote, and became a registered organ donor. All three of these are awesome. I also gave blood for the first time. In MA, you only have to be 17 to give blood, but because of living in India, I was unable to donate until now. I feel like I've done all the 18th-birthday-things, and now I'm done with it. Despite still being 17.
The only things I'm still waiting for is for the passenger restriction when I'm driving to lift, and to get an industrial piercing (it's two piercings on my upper ear cartilage.) And even these are anti-climatic.
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