What They Forgot To Tell Us About — Adulthood!
Have you ever dreamed about what it would be like to be an Adult when you was younger?
Well I have and unfortunately I am living that nightmare…
It is almost as if you’re never happy never satisfied in life. Now that I am an adult, I wish I was a child again and when I was a child is wish that I was an adult. I was never happy and why is this so? Which version of me do I want to be the new me or the old me it’s very confusing.
Being a child I was so happy and free I didn’t have a single care in the world. The only thing I would care about is those important trips to Toys R Us to select a range of new toys for the toy box. I was not at all concerned about if there was enough money in my bank account to pay my next phone bill. Or even making sure to budget accordingly and prioritising that new University book over the latest IPhone on the market. It is almost like this new found Adult life requires some form of instructions or a brief preview or taster of what is to be expected in adult life. That’s the key word expectations there are expectations on our behalf what we strive to achieve and accomplish throughout the years. There is also the expectation of what others think about us and what they expect from us. Being responsible and independent are two key words that can be used to describe adult life. You are now responsible for your own actions and if you are not responsible this could have serious repercussions.
So is there a line between childhood and adulthood? When do we know we have reached Adulthood is adulthood defined by age? Isit something that happens over night when you suddenly wake up one day and think to yourself that you are now an adult. What exactly defines adulthood who created this concept? These are all the questions we have to ask ourselves, we may not have the answer but it is all to do with society.
Reminiscing about your childhood without any care in the world. All those fun times staying at home until you were three years old watching cartons at 6am on CBBC. Wanting to be the first person to open the cereal box to get the toy that was in the box. These were the simplest things in life that made us so happy and we can now reflect back on. I say to the new generations to enjoy your childhood as much as possible. As when I was younger we only had five channels on the television there wasn’t any Ipad or Iphones technology wasn’t as advance as it now is. However does this now mean that children are now cut off from society to some degree less human interaction and more time spent on electrical devises? There is often that question of risk and freedom are children now getting to much freedom which then opens up for chances of risk and danger to society. Are children spending too much time on these tablets?
When do you have that conversation with children about the dangers of society such as terrorism, stranger danger and not speaking to strangers?
Adulthood is not all that bad you get to morph into your own person and find your own identity. You discover your likes and dislikes and decide which career path you wish to choose. You get to earn money and put it towards things of great value.
So both adulthood and childhood has its advantages and disadvantages but both are dependent on upbringing and one is a result of the other.
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With thanks to @Tracy Enright & Justine Salles & Silvia Haubert
