Adult

Most people believe that being an adult is all about how well you can hide the fact that you are still a kid. To others it 's about raising a family and having bills to pay. When you ask an adult what it is like to be in their shoes, they say "Don 't rush to grow up. Enjoy being a kid because once you are no longer a child you 're going to wish you were one again." According to most adults being an adult is not at all what it seems to be. Here 's what I think. If your road to becoming an adult is good, then your adulthood should be as good. People tend to just want to jump right into adulthood without any knowledge of anything. What they fail to realize is that becoming an adult is how you be the adult. Becoming an adult can seem hard but it can definitely be reached through responsibility, maturity, and mistakes. Abraham Lincoln once said "You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evaiding today." When becoming an adult that is a big part of the process. But what is responsibility? Responsibility is the state or…

something that should be taken into consideration and understood. Trauma and the effect it has on older adults is something I have not heard discussed until this class. Before the discussion, I had never considered the effects that trauma has on older adults. Initially, I thought that trauma would be something that the older adults experienced in the care of something and the effects it has on it. However, now it is clear that trauma, in regards to, older adults is on a broader spectrum. While…

Becoming an adult can be a difficult time for many teenagers. The perceived view that it is this hallmark event where adulthood is finally reached can come to a crashing halt when the reality of it sets in.This false hope created by the illusion that becoming an adult eliminates the restrictions put on them as a teeneage can lead to great disappointment. When the reality of individuals illusions are revealed, their idealistic perceptions of themselves can be destroyed. Having recently turned 18…

There are many differences between adults and children. Adults are people who are old enough to live on their own and do many things by their own. Children are younger than adults. They have to live with adults and need many of adult’s help since they are only growing up. Children grow up to be an adult. Most of you would know that adults and children are very different from each other. However, what makes someone an adult? What are some special personalities the adults have? Today, I would like…

Becoming an adult means a lot of different things. When one turns 18, they are allowed to purchase cigarettes or snuff and go to casinos. They can register to vote, and if they are male, register for the draft. At age 21, the purchase and consumption of alcohol is legal, college majors have been solidified, and for some people, families have been started. Surely by age 25, adulthood has set in. There are bills to pay, jobs to perform, and there are certainly responsibilities that extend…

are children, we dream about being an adult. When we are adults, we dream about being a kid again. Being a child can be the best and the worst thing ever. It is scary because you have the whole world around you. Waiting to judge you. It is also the best because you have the whole world around you, in the palm of your hands, waiting for you to judge it. The world is also testing you to see how far in life you will go, to see how successful you will become, and to see how knowledgeable you are.…

what it would be like to come of age? A large amount of children dream for the day of independence. In fact, some youth actually long for the day they can arise and behave exactly as they please. The mere thought of getting up whenever you want without anyone forcing you to conduct yourself in a certain manner sounds absolutely amazing. Like many kids, I personally wanted to grow up so fast that I did not embrace the era I spent as a minor. Even I failed to realize how carefree adolescence…

Most teenagers as they grow older fantasize about becoming an adult because they will no longer be under their parents’ rules and restrictions, and have 100% control over their own lives and the decisions made. Often, the new adults realize the extreme amount of responsibility, self control, and smart decision making causing them to become overwhelmed. This overall cycle is usually associated with teenage adolescence. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is extremely…

Throughout adolescent's lives, they have been told that they can half drive at 15, drive independently at 16, can drive people at 17, can vote and sign legal documents at 18, and then can drink at 21. One thing they have not been told is when are they considered full adults in society; when should adolescents be considered adults? Adolescents should be considered adults at the age of 18, which means that they should have received all their rights by the age of 18. Teenagers have earned all…

Adult Attachment The ability to step back and reflect on one’s experience in life and with others can be a profound and enlightening moment. There have been several distinct times that have occurred within my thirty-two-year-old lifespan, in which I have worked hard to examining the outcomes of different life experiences that were not only individual, but also involved other people. While there are different areas of one’s personal life to look at when dealing with attachment, Bartholomew and…