I always knew someday Aurora was going to grow up, go to college and be on her own. That's why I have been hard on her so when time comes she will have it half way figured out already. Instead of later figuring out how to pay her phone bills or scheduling a doctor appointment. However, there is always a ritual marking initiation into adulthood, which is usually one of the most important steps in one's culture, which is also known as rites of passage to occur, such as a marriage, graduation or quinceanera. A rite of passage shows a sign of adulthood and every culture does it differently. Aurora rite of passage was mainly a graduation party because we did have a quinceanera for her fifteenth birthday, but the graduation was more of a push or
