Hey popcorns ๐ฟ
I want to make this story light-hearted and pleasant (it didnโt turn out that way ๐) seeming as yesterdayโs which you can read right here was pretty heart breaking and sad ๐ Iโd be super interested in continuing it as a novel though, happy ending or no happy ending ๐
Only 4 more stories to go after this! *pops some confetti* *takes out red velvet cake* ๐ It will be nice to A – not have to post every freakinโ day and B – to post some awards and general light-hearted reads ๐
I will be writing this in the form of journal entries, there will be 10 entires overall from when Dax (the protagonist) was 5 years old when he was 15 years old, think of it like extract from his journal ๐
If youโd like to see more info about this Writing Challenge or are interested in joining the fun then simply click here for more info and the list of prompts for each of the fifteen days of writing โ๏ธ

15 Day Writing Challenge 2020: write a story about growing up

14th September 2003, aged 5 years old
Hewo there,
Iโm Dex Dax, my friends call me Daxie because they say I fight like a girl. I donโt fwi fight like a girl.
They think itโs funny to steal my lunchies sometimes. Once they threw a yoghurt at me and laughed, so I did too.
I spent too two hours trying to get it out of my hair, but it was woth worth it to make them laugh.
It was fwunny funny.
Dax/ie x
14th September 2004, aged 6 years old
Welcome,
I told my old friends to โgrow upโ and stop being so immature. They were always calling me names and being mean, it wosnโt wasnโt fair.
I have new friends. New friends who like me because of my likes and dislikes like beef burgers an fries. They are really cool.
I want to be fwends friends with them forever.
Dax x
Ps. They donโt call me Daxie either!
14th September 2005, aged 7 years old
Howdy,
I met a girl today she said that I was really pretty. I told her boys canโt be pretty and she slapped me. Sheโs mean.
But then she came over and gave me a hug to say sorry. Her name is Martha, she smells like berries. She smells nice.
My other friend Jake likes her too. I called dibs on her, sheโs mine.
Daxer x
14th September 2006, aged 8 years old
Hey,
Martha who smells like berries kissed me on the cheek today. But Jake said if I kiss her he wonโt be my friend.
Mummy said thatโs purple mail… or was it black mail? No she said poorple purple mail.
I told Jake I didnโt want to be his friend anyway. Then I stuck my tongue out at him.
I walked into the playground to find him kissing Martha.
I was angry, but not because I liked Martha but because I didnโt want Jake to kiss anyone.
Dax.
14th September 2007, aged 9 years old
Hello,
I stopped being friends with Jake. I didnโt like him anyway, I didnโt, really, I didnโt.
I have no friends now, everyone thinks Iโm weird because I eat alone. I have hay fever so I always have a runny nose. They call me Snotty now.
They shout at me in the corridors, laugh at me.
But itโs okay, I donโt mind the attention. I donโt mind it when they hide my bag and kick me and steal my pencil case.
I donโt mind. I donโt mind. I donโt mind.
Dax AKA Snotty
14th September 2008, aged 10 years old
Well,
Iโm 10 now. It doesnโt feel any different.
I still get bullied, I understand what to call it now and people still call me names.
I try not to listen, chanting to myself that I donโt mind over and over until my heads spins with those three words. But I do mind, a lot.
I have feelings too, and it isnโt fair. I never did anything wrong in life. I didnโt beak mirrors, I never stood on the cracks in pavements.
So why is this happening to me?
Dax.
14th September 2009, aged 11 years old
Hello,
Today we had a massive talk in class about puberty and how itโs going to effect us. I think it sounds ridiculous.
I donโt want it to happen to me. It sounds horrible. Girls have it a lot worse, I kept telling myself.
I made a new friend today, his name is Cameron. Heโs really nice and once he tried to hold my hand.
Maybe this is puberty. They said I might find people attractive but not boys.
It felt nice when Cameron held my hand, but I pulled away quickly. Ew!
Dax
14th September 2010, aged 12 years old
Hello again,
Today Cameron told me something really inspiring. He told me that I shouldnโt care what those assholes (HE SAID THAT! NOT ME!) think of me and that I was so much better than them anyway.
I need to stop let peopleโs opinions define me, and start being my own person and be proud.
So I kissed Cameron.
The Whole New Dax ๐
14th September 2011, aged 13 years old
Welcome,
Today was amazing. Someone in the corridors called me a โsissyโ because I was holding hands with Cameron (yes, we are officially in a relationship) and Cameron walked over to them and punched them.
Straight into the nose, with a satisfying crack that followed. And he looked so hot while doing it.
He then walked over to me and engaged me in the most passionate kiss ever.
F***, I think Iโm in love.
Dax ๐
14th September 2012, aged 14 years old
Uhm,
Me and Cameron broke up a couple of days ago. A year and a half, just gone like that.
I havenโt left my room for days, without Cameron everything was dull.
I just felt empty inside.
Dax.
14th September 2012, aged 15 years old
Hello,
Life finally feels like itโs going back to normal again.
After losing Cameron it felt like I lost my world. I havenโt had a true taste of life yet, but there is so much MORE than Cameron and me.
Iโm so different to the boy who cried himself to sleep because of the terror heโd have to suffer at school as a child.
Iโve grown up, and itโs been the craziest, epic-est adventure in the world. I wouldnโt change a single thing about it, because itโs made me who I am now, and that is what counts.
Yours truly,
Dax ๐

Moral of the story: growing up sucks, but I believe we can all get through this together! Okay Iโm tired and irritated at WordPress because itโs so glitchy right now, so letโs conclude this post before I murder WordPress! ๐ก
Did you enjoy reading this story? Which story will you choose for me to make a novel? Do you think growing up is tough?
Thatโs a wrap ๐

Omgg this was so sad!!! I hate when kids get bullied like I just want to punch every kid who bullies – oops child abuse raged Bay is back from the Starbucks incident lol. I’ve recently been trying to understand what LGBT kids and teens go through so this was really eye opening!
Aw tell me about it!! Same why canโt people just be kind?! Why do people need to hurt people because theyโre hurting?! I will punch every kid who bullies with you! ๐ Haha, love that! Iโm so glad it helped you understand, I witness this at school a lot and I wanted to really show how awful it is and wrong!
GIRL I’M SO LATE TO THIS, SORRY!! But omgg this is just like my post “The Life and Chronicles of Paige Kirk” I think! (copycat ๐ jk) where the characters start off young and have hard times but eventually, in their early teens, become stronger people and are LGBTQ+. I love this!
NO NO NO DONโT APOLOGISE! ๐ There is nothing to be sorry about ๐ Yes it is! I promise. Didnโt actually get that idea from you, but the place where I get the prompts from actually had examples and journal entries seemed perfect ๐ Are you proud of me writing more LGBTQ+ stories huh?! Thank you! x
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Oh ahahah that's totally no embarassing whoops ๐ I AM SO PROUD AMBSSS (embrace the diversity girl) (except… where are all your POC characters XD we need representation too girl!)
Aha! No worries ๐ WHY THANK YOU!! For sure, Diverse Amber 2.0, okay I actually had to google what POC meant?! Welp! Iโm so undiverse itโs sad… maybe in one of the stores I continue it might be a POC MC? Hmm who knows! ๐ I just forget these things… sorry again! But when I visual a character I donโt really see the colour of their skin, more just skin I guess?! I focus on eyes and hair mostly!
Amber,,,, you really live under a rock ๐๐ you should include more diverse characters haha even just to get practice writing others! I love writing hair and eyes but I can’t get carried away lol.
I do though donโt I?! ๐ I NEEEEEDDDD to write diverse characters! You are so, so right! Okay roger that, I will put that into my writing goals ๐
(please do lol)
Aw this was really lovely to read. Growing up certainly was super weird and I had loads of strange phases, but honestly, looking back, I wouldn’t change anything, because all of it together made me who I am today, and I really love who I am, and who I’m turning out to be!
Thank you so much Arshia! ๐ Haha I totally preach that, and thatโs incredible you can say that! Arshia that is s lovely to hear – itโs so important to look who you are and who you are becoming, and the phases we go through and things we do growing up are sometimes what shape us as a person, so it is so important that you wouldnโt change that experience for the world! ๐ Thank you for reading and commenting ๐
This is brilliant! โจ Felt like we really got to know Dax, despite only being given a day out of each year. It felt like a novel with no time gaps at all as it was as though he let us know what happened within those missed days ๐ซ Loved it! ๐
Thank you so much Elsie! ๐ That means a lot to me ๐ Aw Iโm really happy to hear that and that the small snippets I provided were still enough! Ah thank you so much for reading and thatโs exactly what I wanted it to be like! ๐ Aw this comments meant so much to me – thank you! ๐