Remember when you were a child and being told you weren't allowed to do something because you weren't old enough? It could have been a movie that was restricted or a ride at an amusement park you weren't tall enough to get on. I used to wish I was older all the time.
I remember thinking about all the things I would do when I became an adult, there would be no rules for me and I could do anything I wanted. Some of those things were, eating as much junk food as I wanted, going out when I wanted where I wanted, and riding on as many amusement park rides as I could.
Of course the reality of doing of whatever I wanted and being able to do it was a different story. There was always the hurdle of having enough money to do what I wanted, I did splurge and made myself very sick with too much junk food which made that dream end very quickly, to this day I still don't care for junk food. The same thing happened at an amusement park, I got very sick riding on the rides and to this day I cannot ride them anymore without having to vomit.
The dreams kids have are very limited and very little thought put into them, part of the problem is not knowing how the world works.
When you finally hit the legal drinking age and are considered an adult what did you do? I moved out and partied like a rock star, spent all my money and had to eventually move back in with my parents after failing as an adult.
Yes, you can fail as an adult. Turning 18 does not make you an adult, it only makes you a legal adult which is a huge difference. I believe that you don't really become an adult until you reach your late twenties and early thirties. It's between the age of 18 to 30 that you actually learn what it means to be an actual responsible reliable adult. At this phase of your life you will gain the experience that no school or parent can teach you, and you will find that being an adult is sometimes the worst thing that has happened to you, especially if you were spoiled as a kid.
End of part 1
Scott Goerz
