you can’t watch.
Last Saturday,there was a scary movie on
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TV.
• It looked really exciting.
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• But my father would not let me watch.He said,
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Hi!I’m Mary...
I have one thing to say:IT’S NOT EASY BEING A KID!
Being a kid might look like fun,but sometimes it’s not.
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• Yesterday,I was playing outside with my friend. I was having a really good time.
• Steve took my schoolbag and put it in a
tree.
It made me very mad.When you’re an
adult, no one can pick on you.
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• When you’re a kid,you cannot go
“You’re too young for this movie,Mary.”
When you’re an adult,you can watch anything
you want.
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• When you’re a kid,the older kids
sometimes pick on you. When I was walking home from school on Monday,Tom and SCtHeENvLIe bothered me. 11
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• When you’re a kid,you have to get up early
in the morning and go to school.
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• At school,you have to study
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Last Friday,I wanted to buy a birthday gift
for my friend John.But I had to wait for my
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• When I want to go somewhere,I have to ride my
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• Then suddenly,my mother said,”Mary,it’s time to come inside now.It’s getting dark.”
• When you’re an adult, no one can tell you
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• After school,you have to do your homework. When you’re an adult,you do not have to go to school and you never have homework.
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• When you’re a kid,there are many things
bike or ask my mom for a ride.When you’re an
adult, you can drive a car wherever you want.
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• When you’re kid,you have to go to bed early. On school nights,my mom makes me go to bed at 9:00.
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• But I do have a mom and dad who love
me, which is really great.So I guess I like
being a kid, even though IT’S NOT EASY
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