• Neato@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I had been waiting from pre-teen, through teenage years, and past my young adult years. Wonder, waiting, hoping I would someday feel like I had “grown up” and was an “adult” now.

    That’s the trick: it never happens. There’s little difference between a “kid” and an “adult” besides obvious physical maturation. You just get new things to juggle and new worries. Bills and job instead of homework. Kids and coworkers and friends (if you’re lucky) instead of HS drama. I still don’t feel that much different at the core than I did at ~18 and that was 19 years ago.

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      1 year ago

      Funny story, instead of referring to groups of adults as " hey guys," I like to refer to them as “hey kids.” You know how many grown adults I’ve had object to this? Zero. Not one. Ever.

      We all know it’s true

    • onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com
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      I’ve always thought the distinction between adult and child was just being able to take care of yourself and others vs. needing to be taken care of.

      Obviously there’s complexities and nuances there but it’s the best rule of thumb I’ve found.

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        I’ve always said kids want to stay up but have to go to bed; Adults want to go to bed but have to stay up.

        Which really is saying the same thing you are

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      For me it was when I spent a thousand € on a home server and nobody stopped me!

      If I was a kid my parents wouldn’t allow such a useless purchase just for my fun. (even with my own money)