When I was growing up my dad always said to me "grow up" / "be an adult". For the life of me I could never figure out what he meant. I knew what he "meant" and if I defined it it basically boiled down to "be an asshole, be nothing".
Eventually I became "an adult" and was able to come up with my own definition. Being an adult is being physically fully grown (this pretty much is the only actual requirement), being responsible and being able to be independent. I think having kids after this really completes the full 'being an adult'.
all of you are depressing the fuck out of me. all the shoulda, coulda, woulda bullshit is depressing. Being old means nothing except you have been here quite a while. don't overthink it.
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