2007-01-11 14:03:28 · 7 answers · asked by punk princess 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Being an adult is more than age. You are an adult when you take responsibility for your own welfare, actions, wants and needs. Ultimately, the society you live in must also accept you as responsible for yourself, and in the U.S., that begins at 18.
2007-01-12 02:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by Rides365 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you accept responsibility and take care of yourself without much help from your parents and accept the fact that one day, you'll no longer be here. I used to think I was an adult, but I realize now that I wasn't mentally. After all the drama this past year has brought, including the death of my future mother-in-law from cancer, two close calls with my own mother and purchasing my first house, I realize that I should be grateful for what I have and can only shake my head when I listen to most others' my age. I'm not sure if I'd really call myself an adult yet, but I'm much closer than I was last year. I now agree that people shouldn't drink until they're 21, because if they're like me, that's when you really mature.
2007-01-11 22:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by Up an Evolutionary Tree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I had to win my own bread at the age of fifteen.
2007-01-11 22:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by jun s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start knowing right from wrong and having knowledge.
2007-01-11 22:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age: when you are past your teens
Mentally: when you are able to live on your own.
2007-01-11 22:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by Pesto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you can act,talk,work,love,play,& comunicate like one
Simple as that!!
2007-01-11 22:12:36 · answer #6 · answered by john g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you hit 21 and you can think clearly
2007-01-11 22:08:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋