Grown-up

[robbo82]

At what age do/did you consider yourself grown up? I turned 24 yesterday (woo-hoo!) and think I am finally getting to the stage where I can consider myself as a fully fledged adult.

[ummmm]

NO. You may think that now but wait until you hit the 30,s!

[-Zorro-]

still waiting to grow up

[chitchat]

Im in my forties and I am still waiting haha. No really I would say in my 30s.

[sunflower68]

I still am 'present' at grown-up conversations eg work, finance, politics etc, and often expect my friends to say "go on Sunflower, off you go and play" ! Sometimes I just wish I could. I'm 38 next month.

At school plays etc, watching my kids I often sit and think, yep, I got there!

[Miss Inquiry]

Im 27, always thought i'd feel like an adult at 18, that came and went, maybe 21 I thought, nope, to this day I still don't feel like an adult. I have definatly grown up, I have a house, a car, a career but still feel like im not there yet.
I even felt like that this morning walking to my car in the dark, in 27 and still scared of the dark!!

[wildwood]

I didn't really feel grown up until the kids started coming along, at 23. That's when the clubbing stopped and had to ask myself many times; how would a proper parent behave in this situation?
I will be fully grown up when I eventually retire. Until then, I feel that life is a continues learning curve.

[redcrx]

Im 34 with a child, been married, divorced, in a settled relationship and I still dont think Im grown up lol

[China Doll]

I suffer from Peter Pan syndrome Robbo even tho I'm 27. It's especially bad when people talk mortgages, babies and marriage.... Arrrgh!!! Run away!!!!

Happy Birthday for yesterday xx

[annavc]

I'm 30 and still feel like a lost little 5 year old most of the time!

[CiderMonkey]

I am an adult I suppose. I hold down a sensible admin job, I've bought a house with my boyfriend. I can be responsible because I pay my bills and arrange 'grown up' things, like a mortgage.

But I don't see myself as a proper grown up. I think what I mean by that is boring sensible. I know you have to be sensible sometimes, but what i mean is I know some people who won't go on bouncy castles, who'll never just eat a bowl of dessert for dinner, who won't try doing cartwheels in the garden. I don't want to loose my sense of fun and delight at finding happiness in the small, silly things in life..

[Rubyrose]

When I was younger I remember thinking that when I am 18 I will be an adult.. and when I was 18 I remember thinking that when I am 21 I will be an adult... I am 22 now and I still feel young! I reckon I will feel grown up when I am 25... but I will let you know when I get there ;o)

[helliebobs]

Happy birthday for yesterday Johnny Q!!! xxxx

[Eve]

Am getting there more and more everyday! It dawned on me earlier that i had started daydreaming about marriage and babies rather than rampant...ahem...well you get the picture. I blame watching my mate's wedding dvd last weekend and having been to a silly amount of weddings this year!

I'm starting to look at guys as marriage material when i've always been a decided commitment phobe who's happy enough to be single (as recent dating site escapades have reinforced to me).

Now I've got a proper grown up job and city centre apartment i guess i feel it more, and having my own secretary was wierd (but brilliant :)) esp as they all happened within weeks of each other.

Still not ready to grow up too much yet though!

[Goodsoulette]

I was alright up to 25 but now I am hurtling towards 30, I am exceptionally panicky. I hate getting old and i dont really love being grown up.

[willa]

Like Merlin, I think I'm growing younger (or just more immature?). This coming Wednesday I'll turn 45. I prefer to think of myself not as one 45-year-old but as five 9-year-olds.