Wearing the "Adult"hood
Wearing the “Adult” Hood
Being a young person I’ve heard many a great debate over the word “Adult”. Most specifically between the kids and parents of my family, and these arguments are always the same. “You’re not an adult I still pay your bills”, and the most common “you’re not an adult you still live with mom and dad”. But those arguments don’t really give us a clear description of what makes someone an adult. There all good points on what an adult does but are they requirements? I don’t believe so. The other day my mother and I were arguing this very same point. In my mother’s eyes, though I am over the legal age of adulthood, I am still a child. If you ask her why she will give you a number of reasons, among those being that I still ask her for money and don’t have my own place of residents, but those are again what an adult does. There not really what makes someone an adult. I believe this word needs to be redefined and set straight to avoid future family quarrels.
First an adult is someone who is self sufficient. This does not mean they can make food or walk. No it’s not quite that simple. When I say self sufficient I mean they can take care of themselves without their parents. For instance my two older brothers live on their own. They can feed, clothe, and provide for themselves. Although they still borrow money from mom and dad from time to time for the most part they can take care of themselves. Another example of this is my best friend Majorie. She still lives at home, but she cooks for herself, and provides for herself. There is no mommy and daddy to clean up after her and to make sure she is taking care of herself. She does it on her own. But taking care of yourself doesn’t always mean you are an adult. I have an nine year old brother who can make his own food, put on his own clothes and even bath himself. But he is still a nine year old child and would in no way be considered an adult. So though being self sufficient doesn’t always make you an
Being a young person I’ve heard many a great debate over the word “Adult”. Most specifically between the kids and parents of my family, and these arguments are always the same. “You’re not an adult I still pay your bills”, and the most common “you’re not an adult you still live with mom and dad”. But those arguments don’t really give us a clear description of what makes someone an adult. There all good points on what an adult does but are they requirements? I don’t believe so. The other day my mother and I were arguing this very same point. In my mother’s eyes, though I am over the legal age of adulthood, I am still a child. If you ask her why she will give you a number of reasons, among those being that I still ask her for money and don’t have my own place of residents, but those are again what an adult does. There not really what makes someone an adult. I believe this word needs to be redefined and set straight to avoid future family quarrels.
First an adult is someone who is self sufficient. This does not mean they can make food or walk. No it’s not quite that simple. When I say self sufficient I mean they can take care of themselves without their parents. For instance my two older brothers live on their own. They can feed, clothe, and provide for themselves. Although they still borrow money from mom and dad from time to time for the most part they can take care of themselves. Another example of this is my best friend Majorie. She still lives at home, but she cooks for herself, and provides for herself. There is no mommy and daddy to clean up after her and to make sure she is taking care of herself. She does it on her own. But taking care of yourself doesn’t always mean you are an adult. I have an nine year old brother who can make his own food, put on his own clothes and even bath himself. But he is still a nine year old child and would in no way be considered an adult. So though being self sufficient doesn’t always make you an