Adulthood

This week in class we talked about what it means to become an adult in our society. But in our culture, it has become very hard to tell when exactly you are included an adult. Teens feel that once they are eighteen, they are adults because they have so many more rights and privilages, such as being able to go to the army and being able to vote. It's being able to make decsions like these that make them feel in power of their lives, when the reality is that they still need their parents and family members for just about everything. They technically don't have all the freedom they thought they had when they still need their parents for so much. I think that in our society, we truely become adults when we are able to take care of ourselves and live on our own. It's a big step for most people to move out and be on their own, but I think it really shows when someone has become an adult. Most people still have a lot of learning to do about the world at age 18, and they're still dependent on other people. So I don't think that we are ready to be called adults at such a young age. I can't even imagine living on my own yet without the help from my parents, and I'm only a year away from being eighteen. So if I'm still not ready, I doubt many other poeple are too.