I'm going to try here, but my childhood and teen years (okay my whole life) is not "normal"
1. what is the hardest part and best part of being a child up 12 years
The hardest part was my home life and some other stuff we won't get into.
The best part was learning. While I often tried to cheat the system at school to get out of work, I really did enjoy learning. My grades were poor, so you wouldn't have guessed it.
2. what is the best and worst part of being a teen up to high school graduation.
The worst part was always getting busted for doing stupid stuff. I was smart enough not to get caught, but I just didn't care. I kept trying to get kicked out of school, but they would never do it.
The best part was finally graduating!
3. best and worst of young adulthood and what it's like
The worst part was trying to manage all the things I had going on. I got divorced at 21 and had to figure out how to juggle a lot of balls while appearing to be the strongest of them all.
The best part was exploring a new relationship. Really understanding who I was for the first time. I didn't come to accept who I am until more recently, and sometimes I still don't, but that was when I really knew.
4. same as 3 but for middle age
The worst part is watching everyone else and knowing that won't ever be me
The best part is finally finding people. There's so much more to this, but I've already got a book started here so we'll leave it.
5. when we get older and start having age issues what is good about our life and how can we cope.
Well ... I might not be considered older, but I've got the age issues lol
The best part is finally realizing that job, status or whatever don't really matter. It's not what's important in life.
The worst part is knowing that health issues just are and will always be, and the ups and downs are part of it.
6. bonus question. how do you cope with all the mistakes you made in life and any mental health issues as well as physical ones (try to be positive)
I've already answered the mistakes piece in another post, so we won't rehash that.
Mental health issues, I'm trying to make positive decisions to improve my mental health.
Physical health issues, of course I cope better on the good days. The last few weeks it's been a rough go. I try to press forward each day and do what needs doing, or like today just do nothing because doing anything was not happening.