Being a grown up

It is not an easy question to answer...LOL! You see it is difficult to judge oneself. Everybody feels that he/she has grown up either she/he is 10 years old or 40 years old. It is for others to judge and guess whether one has grown up. I always felt after completing my education that I have grown up. But later on through various experiences of my life, I found growing up is a sort of continuous process in life. One cannot stop at a particular point or age. I feel that growing up is related to learning and there is no end to learning. I think that each new day teaches me new things and I learn every day from my day to day life. Life keeps on adding experiences in my life, which help me feel matured. In brief, I would say despite of the fact that I am married, I still feel I am growing up by way of learning complexities of life. An excellent post!

HI and welcome to mylot! I thought I was grown up from the time I was about 16. The older I grew, the more I realized how much I didn't know and grew more. I moved out of my parents house at age 18, got married and thought I was all grown then but it wasn't until later when I became a single mom that I realized that I knew nothing at all back then. This process continues. I'm now 52 and still growing. It is a never ending process. I think the difference now is that I know I don't know it all.

What wonderful ideas are coming from our newies! Welcome to myLot, and keep the interesting ideas flowing. I thought I became a grown-up when I ran away from home and never went back -- I was 15. I managed on my own entirely in a strange place (New York City), and I was proud to have been homeless only for several months until I was old enough to get a job. I fell into a fabulous job on the strength of a test given to all prospective employees -- I became the CEO's secretary for business, working alongside his personal secretary. I was 48 when I finally grew up. Over the years, I'd returned to at least speaking with the family I'd run away from. They pushed and pushed until I ofund myself being controlled and emotionally abused again. I ended that relationship, once and for all, and I've never felt aything but free as a result! I refused to allow them to be abusive to me just because we shar genes!