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Through real memories and reshaped details for privacy, the author reflects on early experiences of learning supported by family and neighbors, then contrasts them with later resistance to asking for help. The narrative reframes “independence” as often disguised exhaustion, arguing that true maturity protects curiosity, laughter, wonder, and the courage to grow differently.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDon’t Grow Up  \nCopyright © ONOFUA OREZIMENA LEONARD  \nThe Moral rights of the author has been asserted.  \nAll rights reserved  \nWithout limiting the rights under copyright reserved above. No part of this publication may be reproduced, retained or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means,(electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise), without permission in writing from the author or publisher.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Nigeria  \nISBN: 978-978-788-667-9  \nFirst published and printed in Nigeria by NIRPRI Publishing Press 2025  \nNIRPRI  \nAn Imprint of LEHAP Enterprises. Block B, Suite B1, Commerce Plaza, Garki, F.C.T Abuja  \nAdministration and Correspondence  \nNIRPRI PUBLISHERS & BOOKSHOPS  \n[nirpripublishers16@gmail.com](nirpripublishers16@gmail.com)  \nAbuja, Keffi, Karu, Jos, Lagos, Makurdi  \nP.O. Box 833, Makurdi, Benue State  \n+234 (0) 813 459 5955, +234 (0) 812 930 0813  \nCorrespondences to the author:  \nMobile Tel: 08137871513, Email: [thecreativemena@gmail.com](thecreativemena@gmail.com)[ ](thecreativemena@gmail.com)Cover Design: Obásolá Akintola  \nBook Design: Jeiel (Ogooluwa) Sanusi  \nProduction: Leo Chris Aba  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAuthor ’s Note  \nThis book is drawn from real memories, moments, and lessons that shaped who I am .  \nSome names, details, and places have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved, but the emotions and truths remain exactly as they were lived.  \nEvery story here is shared with love and gratitude —for family, friends, teachers, and strangers who, in one way or another, helped me remember what it means to be human again.  \nIf you see a bit of yourself in these pages, that’s no accident. We all grew up differently, but the child in each of us is still learning to come home.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nDedication  \nTo my father,  \nmy first teacher, my quiet compass .  \nYou taught me that discipline is a form of  \nlove , that care is not weakness , and that a good man knows how to both lead  \nand serve .  \nEverything I’ve become carries your fingerprints .  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nA Little Note Before You Begin  \nSome of the drawings in this book are left unfinished on purpose .  \nThey’re not illustrations —they’re  \ninvitations .  \nIf a lantern , kite , or key stirs something in  \nyou , color it in .  \nUse a pencil , a crayon , or the corner of your  \nimagination .  \nWhen we were younger, we didn’t wait for permission to play —we just did.  \nMaybe this is your permission again .  \nThe child you used to be is still here , waiting for your hand to move .  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe Paradox of Adulthood  \nYou remember those evenings when we had homework, verbal and  \nquantitative reasoning? and somehow everyone at home became a helper?“Mummy, Daddy, they gave us an assignment o!”  \nI was maybe seven, already feeling grown, yet still small enough to believe everyone older had the answers .  \nIf you were an adult in my house, you were automatically on my homework committee. No consent form needed. Uncle Enny, Broda Wale, Aunty Jennifer, all of them. I’d just walk into the room with my exercise book and pen, eyes bright with expectation. I didn’t ask if they wanted to help; I simply assumed they would. That’s the beauty of being a child, your world feels safe enough to assume goodwill. You trust that people will show up for you, and, somehow, they usually do.  \nI think about that often, how I once lived as if help was my birthright. No shame. No second-guessing. No mental gymnastics about “bothering people.” Just pure faith in connection.  \nBut somehow, we grew up and became allergic to help. We now call it independence , but many times it’s just loneliness wearing designer clothes. 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