How can growing up be both exciting and painful?

Well for me, growing up can be somewhat exciting and very painful. I think the painful overpowers the exciting. But anyways........while growing up, people cant expect things to be perfect. We may wish that things were perfect but we're always gone have our ups and downs. Well, the exciting part about growing up, is that i'll get to get my own job, my own money, more privledges, etc....Its like the older you get, the more places you are capable of geting in ( like clubs). Also, you dont get treated like a child too, so thats good. The painful thing about growing up is that you go through puberty, boy problems, rumors, jobs, school, etc.......But some folks get stressed out about puberty because they have acne problems. Some folks gain weight in all the wrong places and some loose it. Oh yea, there be alot of problems with relationships and what mostly stresses you out too.....

Life of a Slave Girl

Well, in the passage, the girl tells about her grandmother and her mother being a slave. she mostly speaks on her grandmother alot b/c she thinks she's a remarkable woman in many respects. One thing that suprised me the most, was when the girl said that her grandmother was treated good (i guess) and she was known for her cooking/crackers. Back then, people were slaves and there children was born into slavery. Now, people are free and their not thought of as a piece of merchandise.