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Introduction

My name is Prudence. I’m twenty-five years old at the time of writing and I’m loving it, even though I’ll admit that it’s very challenging and awkward to be in your mid-twenties. To this day, I don’t even feel like a proper adult yet. Taxes still scare the crap out of me, I don’t own a house yet, and I laugh at dirty jokes—heck, I still make dirty jokes. I feel as if I’m still sixteen years old on the inside while, in reality, that was a decade ago. Sometimes I feel as though I should stop acting this way. Like if I acted more in the style of what society would expect from an “adult,” then people would probably feel a lot more comfortable around me.

Honestly, I’m really socially awkward and that has put me in situations that

are worth exploring and sharing with you. Because aren’t we all a bit like this—like everything my blog Planet Prudence embodies? Apparently we are, because I’ve seen it firsthand. Young and old can relate to my comics. How awesome is that?

I grew up and lived my entire life in Belgium. Rainy, cloudy, tiny but beautiful Belgium. Currently I live in an even smaller town, where all the kids knew each other growing up and, today, they still know each other or they’ve grown up to be colleagues or sisters-in-law. Everyone probably knows everyone around here.

I didn’t go to high school here, though. I wanted to study art, so I went to Bruges. It is a big city, full of potential, and I had endless fun. If I could go back anywhere, even for just one day, I most definitely would return