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As much as I feel like a child, I think the hallmark of being an “adult” is moderation. Give a kid unlimited access to a box of cookies - they’ll never eat din
by whatindaheck 3y ago
As much as I feel like a child, I think the hallmark of being an “adult” is moderation.
Give a kid unlimited access to a box of cookies - they’ll never eat dinner. Last night I snacked on a cookie before dinner.
Sometimes I’ll stay out “past my bedtime”. Get into shenanigans. Go out with friends. Play hooky at work.
I can behave like a kid while still taking responsibility. Maintaining a job. Paying bills. Building savings. Making ~relatively~ healthy choices and understanding I could do better.
Anyways, I don’t want to be a “real” adult. Living life by the book sounds miserable. Cheating is fun and rewarding. But so is getting important “adult” stuff done. Why not both?
- jemmyw 3y ago> Give a kid unlimited access to a box of cookies - they’ll never eat dinner. Children do self regulate. I read some studies over the years about it but of course I can't find them now to link. However, anecdotally with my kids this seems more personality based than age related: two of my kids would not eat all the cookies, one would and so would I.
- whatindaheck 3y agoAppreciate the insight! I don’t have much personal experience of kids personally. Just my (mis)behavior as a child.
- jwestbury 3y agoI'm not convinced "moderation" is the answer to "What makes an adult?" It excludes a whole bunch of neurodivergent adults. Is someone not an adult because they have ADHD?