I'm going to be 18 in 3 months, how do i GROW UP and start acting like a real adult?

Question

I'll be 18 in 3 months, how do I start acting like a real adult without acting like a child?
I really want to be an adult, I was so exited for this moment, I was so happy, when I start watching anime and pokemon, I feel like I'm acting like a child. Adults are supposed to be more serious about the future, like becoming a doctor.They are supposed to work on their own. Find real jobs. Go to college.

I want to start acting like an adult, but how? How does someone act like a child? I want to grow up.

Answer 1

That's one of the mysteries of life. We spend our childhood wishing we were grown up and our adulthood wishing we were still kids.
Growing up is a process...it's not something that magically happens on your 18th birthday.
I think the most important thing is that you act your age. Go to college, have fun, enjoy life. I know lots of adults that watch cartoons. You like what you like, adult or not.
I think you'll find that there are times to be serious and times to act crazy. Being "grown up" is all about learning when to be serious and when to relax and act silly.

Answer 2

We all want to be something we are not.

There are many adults out there paying thousands of dollars a year in counseling and therapy to try to find their "inner child".

There are many adults out there who's wives and husbands wish that they would "just grow up."

It is hard to be satisfied with who you are, when nobody else is.

In three months you will have the ability to legally make decisions on your own. You cannot 'grow into this' in 3 months. Hopefully over the course of the last 17 years your parents have been working with you so that you can make your own decisions and more importantly live with your own decisions.

I know many people who are very serious about certain things. They know every pokemon character, what their abilities are and what their weaknesses are. Some of these people are 7 years old, some are 57 years old. Jackson, a 6yr old who lives next door is very serious about cars. He knows all the parts of an engine, what they do, how they interact with each other, and if there is a problem how to remedy the situation. Then there was J.J. a 20 yr old girl who could pull a 350, from a car strip it, rebuild it, and stick it back in the vehicle within an hour.

Very serious people.

I don't think age has anything to do with being serious or not. Being an adult surely has nothing to do with being serious. If it did, then cellphones would not operate inside a moving vehicle.

You are approaching a crossroads in your life and you are freaking out. As well you should! Because in 3 months you have the legal option of becoming something you are not, or honing who you are. Hopefully you will be mature enough to live with your decision.

Answer 3

You're not acting childish at all. Just because you are crossing the line into adulthood, doesn't mean you lose all of the wonderful things about being a kid. Some of that never grows-up nor should it.
As an adult, you will learn when it's OK to be childish and when not to be.
Things like making decisions based on facts and your belief of what is best for you then following through with the decision, with the best that you have, to reach that goal.
Being responsible for your own actions. We all make mistakes and most learn from that experience the first time, but you also have to forgive yourself for mistakes and move on.
Look around at the people in your life, what qualities do they have that you like? Talk to them, ask them question about when they were young, and listen to them. Everyone has a story and there is nothing wrong with 'role models' to help you with your quest.
I think you're off to a good start by asking this question on Yahoo. It's called initiative.

Answer 4

I'd hate to tell you age has nothing to do with actually acting like a adult. Some people never act like a adult. People lable things way too much. Watching cartoons don't make you a child my mother use to always watch cartoons when I was a kid, and play video games too. While some people start acting like a adult when there still kids. It's really all on the person. I'm twenty four with two kids and I still pay video games and hate the taste of coffee.

Answer 5

Trust me I'm 19 and I don't think I act much like an adult. If you look around at the kids who are like 18 they don't act much like adults either.

When you get to college your counsolor is going to try and push you into a immediate career and tell you all this dumb stuff about trying to get you to grow up so fast.

I still watch cartoons all the time I just can't help it and most of my friend's don't really care. Trust me watching the toons isn't going to make you a little kid that is still my favorite stuff to watch on TV. Basically being 18 means that you have a few of the adult legal rights but that doesn't mean we are actually going to start acting like a 40 year old. We are still teenager's and are still caught between college counsolors who want us to grow up way to fast and us trying to be little kids.

Ya we need to start being a bit more responsible get a job and car but my parents aren't trying to kick me out cause I'm almost 20 either. With my situation I couldn't survive out there. So I think its ok if you still act like a kid but like I say above we got to get a good job for a start.

Answer 6

I really like you question. You can say that is a very grown up question. Growing up takes time it's something thats not done over night but your thinking in the right direction. Also it's ok to watch cartoons many adults still do I know I'm one of them and I'm 25. Well you could take a part time job, take on some responiabilities. But remember like me your still young so have fun too and don't take everything to seriously or you might stress out.

Answer 7

Hi sweetie I am 26 and I can tell you with out a doubt in my mind that people will not see you as an adult until you are 30! Trust me I know, I am married and a parent but I still don't really feel grown up. I still love cartoons (lets keep that between us). You don't want to become an adult too quickly! Good luck and happy early birthday.

Answer 8

" Adults are supposed to be more serious about the future" We are? Since when?
Adults are supposed to be responsible for the choices they make in their lives as well as accept the consequences of their choices and making decisions about those consequences without whining or crying or complaining about having to do so. Being an adult has relatively little to do with choosing a career, one should choose a career that has something to do with what they enjoy because they will be more apt to be enthusiastic about that career and be more willing to spend time pursuing it than a career in something they have no interest in.

Answer 9

by asking this and thinking about it you are already taking the first steps. Just be yourself and take responsibilities for your actions. Being able to discuss things calmly with your parents even if your loosing the argument also goes a long way in showing you are growing up and can converse like one.

As for the anime and pokemon do not get to stressed over stereotypical adult behavior be yourself. PS: My dad and i are both grown up and still enjoy watching the cartoon channel :-)

Answer 10

Don't rush it kid. Although you should look to the future, you should not let it interrupt your path to being an healthy well adjusted adult ( if there is such a thing ) Besides...You will have moretime on your hands trying to be an adult when you are an adult! Life only gives you 20-25 years to be goofy. Enjoy it while you can!