Adulthood, a definition.
I was thinking of how I have to go to Melbourne soon and how, being in Melbourne, I said I would go and see my dad. I half-wish I had never mentioned it so I could just do my stuff and leave. I don’t really know what I’ll do. I realised that one of the benefits of being a grown-up is that you have a choice of whether to be brave or not. Being a kid you just have to do what you’re told and courage is a necessity rather than a choice, but as a grown-up you get to decide about things for yourself. You don’t need to be brave if you don’t want to. This might be one of the best definitions of adulthood I’ve come up with yet.
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Believe me, adulthood will continue to be burden for the next 10 years and then suddenly it wil be a relief!
Comment by James — Thursday June 1 2006 @ 9:54 pm
How does it become a relief? And at what age?
Comment by nailpolishblues — Thursday June 1 2006 @ 11:33 pm
That’s a great definition Mark. Adulthood is very scary. I wish we got one day a week or a month where we got to go back to being five and just play on swings and shit.
Comment by audrey — Friday June 2 2006 @ 2:28 am
James - I wonder what you mean?
Audrey - Word. But I guess what I wanted to say was that adulthood isn’t really more scary than being a child, since as a child you don’t have the choice of running away from things.
Comment by Mark — Friday June 2 2006 @ 11:27 am