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“Well, now you’re an adult!”
These words, whether said outright or simply alluded to, have the resonant power of falling through thin ice; paralyzing, terrifying and while predictable in hindsight, always unexpected.
Most of us who have gone through the college experience realize people weren’t exaggerating when they say it’s the best four, or five…. or six… years of your life. And while college does a pretty good job of providing the specific knowledge needed to perform in jobs we would not be able to get or keep otherwise, it also leaves social growth to cultivate on its own for the most part.
You’re left to fend for yourself for the first time while in college or after just moving out of your parents’ place. This means feeding yourself, finding shelter, staying warm and all the other essentials of life. All of that encompasses “surviving” more than it does “living”.
Yet, once you have your diploma or reach your mid 20s, you’re fully expected to operate on the level of an adult. We don’t expect people to work at jobs without training – how do we expect people to act like adults during the 128 hours a week they aren’t working?
My intention is to examine my own behavior, the behavior of friends and the behavior of young society in general, and identify the things we do, as supposed adults, that no actual self-respecting adult would ever do. Because a 23-year-old is just a 13-year-old with money, a car and the ability to get into severe legal trouble.
“Do I carry my high school diploma around? What do you do with your hair? What happens if there's inclement weather? What do you wear? Can you wash clothes in the dishwasher?” – Stepbrothers
