No age-restricted Movie

There are parents who shelter their children from the cruelties of this world. No horror movies or age-restricted 16, No smoking nor swearing, No finance discussions or political debates. Cocooned in a family-nest, kept safe, protected. Innocence shielded. Yet, you pulled me out and shoved me into the real world... Where children die of hunger and girls get raped on the street corner. Where boogey men are not just monsters who jump out of closets but reality. Where girlfriends slap me across the face and beer bottles get thrown at us. Where policemen come knocking at our door, dragging me away screaming. Where prostitutes fall out of balconies and drug lords become our next-door-neighbours. Where 16 year olds sell their souls and hypocrytic pastors turn a blind eye to the imperfect. This is no age restricted movie. This is real. Why did you not make me leave the room? Too much responsibility. Grown up too soon. Why did you not shelter me? Cover my eyes? It was bad but it was good. I am strong, streetwise, sturdy, steadfast and hardwearing. I can handle anything, relate to anything. Still. I wish you hadn't. I just wanted to be a child. Sheltered. Safe. Oblivious.