Was it just age, or did something happen?
2007-04-15 16:27:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I became an adult when I realized that I don't know everything, and that I was wrong about some of the things that I thought I knew.
2007-04-15 16:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by MONK 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For me it wasn't when I started working, when I turned 21, or when I had a child... it was when I realized that I needed to live for something beyond me. I needed to base my decisions on others, to try my hardest to figure out what I could do to "be a good person"... Even in a small way. I don't mean becoming a vegetarian, or using environmentally friendly products or becoming "politically aware" or voting... I mean being conscious of how I treated others, and what I did in a daily sense... like this --> That jerk, I should flip him off... why? he's probably having a worse day than me... I hope it gets better... now maybe for you that means you pray for him... or maybe you just don't flip him off... or maybe you give a homeless person a couple dollars, even if he's going to use it for alcohol or drugs, just because... maybe the potato chips you would buy with it are just about as harmful or maybe that will buy him the $2 shirt at a second hand store that gets him a temp job and turns his life around... and you both feel better for it...I guess it was just WANTING, not feeling I needed to or should, but really desiring, caring to think less about myself and hope more for others.
2007-04-15 17:17:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was 32 when I finally met a real adult who modeled adult behaviors for me. Once I knew what it meant to be an adult, I could take it from there.
It's as if there's an adult voice inside me now that overrides the child voice (the "I want it and right now!" voice) and the parent voice (the "good people don't do that" voice). The adult consciousness acknowledges both of them, then remains calm and chooses an action that benefits everyone as much as possible.
It's a change in perception. I don't look at things just from my viewpoint any more, I try to see the whole picture, from everyone's viewpoint.
Another thing that has contributed is looking back and honestly acknowledging my mistakes instead of denying them.
2007-04-15 16:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Mother Amethyst 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the making big deicions didnt really factor in I was booking my own dentist and doctor appointments at 12. I think what really made me realize I was an adult was when I overheard highschool kids on the bus talking and realized that
a) I didnt understand everything they were talking about
b) what I did understand was so trivial in the real world, and yet seemed to be the whole world to them
c) I no longer fit into the same mentality
So I concluded I must then be an adult
2007-04-15 16:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I finally realized that I made a single, large-impact decision that had a positive effect on my future.
I can say that buying a house at age 26 did it for me. All the other things leading up to that did not have quite the impact and pride as owning my own home did. All the responsibility was solely mine; I was a responsible adult.
2007-04-15 16:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Sha-na-na 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
18 - 21
2007-04-15 16:30:56 · answer #6 · answered by spir_i_tual 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Making a difficult decision without relying on others to make it for me.
2007-04-15 16:29:42 · answer #7 · answered by Scout 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Own a house and pay bills.
2007-04-15 19:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by scott p 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my child got scared or ill.
2007-04-15 16:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by Bonnie Lynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had kids, got my own house, and had to pay bills.
2007-04-15 16:29:52 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ ♥ ♥ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋