I never had a moment where I suddenly felt like an adult, but at some point all the adults in my life stopped feeling like superiors and started feeling more like peers. So by then I guess I was one of them.
I think of the point in time when working where I was like. Holy trump. im not the new guy. Or later starting a job and being the experienced guy. so wierd.
I can look back on different ages and see how much more adulty I am today. I thought I was smart and mostly an adult at 18, but I remember thinking people in the low 20s were notably older than me. Then when I was in my upper 20s, I realized just how wrong I was. I feel the upper 20s was a bit of a turning point for me but mostly because I got married which is a major adult life event. Now in my upper 30s, I can see how yound I was in my upper 20s.
I 100% agree, with that feeling of older people just being my peers. Hitting the workforce full-time and working with other adults that have been doing it for decades really opens your eyes a bit. Now I have a boss 10 years younger than me and a new guy in my team 10 years older. Other than the older guy and me getting each other’s dated references, were all pretty much the same socially. I usually forget there’s an age gap unless I specifically point it out.
I never had a moment where I suddenly felt like an adult, but at some point all the adults in my life stopped feeling like superiors and started feeling more like peers. So by then I guess I was one of them.
I think of the point in time when working where I was like. Holy trump. im not the new guy. Or later starting a job and being the experienced guy. so wierd.
I can look back on different ages and see how much more adulty I am today. I thought I was smart and mostly an adult at 18, but I remember thinking people in the low 20s were notably older than me. Then when I was in my upper 20s, I realized just how wrong I was. I feel the upper 20s was a bit of a turning point for me but mostly because I got married which is a major adult life event. Now in my upper 30s, I can see how yound I was in my upper 20s.
I 100% agree, with that feeling of older people just being my peers. Hitting the workforce full-time and working with other adults that have been doing it for decades really opens your eyes a bit. Now I have a boss 10 years younger than me and a new guy in my team 10 years older. Other than the older guy and me getting each other’s dated references, were all pretty much the same socially. I usually forget there’s an age gap unless I specifically point it out.
You can look forward to the day all the adults in your life start feeling like children. Then, you will know.
The number of times I have thought “didn’t your mother teach you manners?” about grown adults…