Well I guess this is growing up

M: AHem ......anYWAYS its really weird to say WHEN you feel like an adult.Many young lads and ladys do different things they "think" is adult like.Take for example living alone most kids have want to go out there and face the world all alone ohhhh living on your own. yes although it does create a sense of Independence theres more to it. another way of knowing "i think" when you re an adult is when you purchase big things like when you buy your first car without the help of your parents or anyone else. Close the deal on your home or what not, um?.....go on a long trip with a girlfriend/boyfriend to the Bahamas without having mom n dad around. i think when youre an adult is when your parents dont tell you anything. only the advice they can give when you ask for it. youre an adult when you are taking life into your OWN hands. make mistakes and stand up for it, youre an adult when you set up a meeting with some potential business clients, youre an adult when you assume responsibility for the chores to be done to live a life, cook, clean, go out drink safely, exorcise etc. the decisions of whether you drink or not, smoke or not, its more of a long list of things but, youre an adult when YOU feel that........no more kids meals nor big kids meal.......give me a #6

C: I feel that I have been pretty responsible my whole life, working since the age of 15, doing my chores without anyone haggling me, choosing not to participate in things that I knew were harmful despite any peer pressure. It is only recently though, that I have felt like a full blown adult. Not because of any actions, or non actions, or even because of any major purchases. The reason I felt this way is because I was thinking of things bigger then me, bigger then anyone. Let me explain... The first time I can say that I felt like a grown up was when I reprimanded one of my friends for doing something stupid, something that would have surely meant a trip to the E.R. in a couple of hours, I remember feeling like a mom.Usually I'm pretty clumsy, silly, and some might say 'juvenile' so the thought that I was thinking of someones safety when I myself, have put myself in numerous circumstances where one wrong move could land me a few broken bones was completely out of left field. Nevertheless, I proceeded to hound them about their decision until I finally received the validation I was after, a sincere apology. :D Shortly thereafter, I met and fell in love with a new baby cousin, it was that moment that led me to start thinking about how nice it will be when I have a family of my own one day. That thought really only opens the door to other thoughts, of boyfriends, and marriage, and fantasising about what my wedding will be like, girly stuff. I guess to me, being an adult, is when you start thinking about other peoples lives as much as yours, or when your actions today are for tomorrows overall prosperity. It's when you stop thinking of only yourself, and realize how special and rare things really are. It's when you want to take care of everyone you love and your priorities finally shift. That's when you're an adult.