Who do you think you are?
Society defines you all as "Young Adults." Is that true? Are you really almost an adult, or are you closer to being a "youngster?" Define what you think it means to be a mature adult and discuss how close, or far, you are from reaching that stage of life.
I think that we are young adults because we are already having the responsibilities to get a job and manage our free time are many things that we have to pay for at this age already. We are going to have to take control over the our life with the amount of responsibility that is going to come. The more that we think about we are going to have to start paying for our medical bills and car payments on our own. We will not be having our parents around our whole life to pay for these things. We will need to understand to manage our money wisely. Most of the young adults already have to pay for their own phone bills and also car payments. So, when getting a job and knowing how much a lot of these things are going to cost are important. Knowing that managing that type of stuff is very important. Getting to contact people and setting up appointments for other things and knowing the busy schedule you have will also be helpful. The stage of life is one of the hardest things to switch over coming right out of high school because some of us do not have full-time jobs and are able to work almost 5 days a week with 40 hours because of school. The most of high school students will be involved in sports and will not be able to work that many hours, their only amount of time that they would be able to would be weekends. I personally do not have to pay for a lot of my things because my parents support me and help out paying the bills. I only have to pay for gas for my car and if I want something knew I pay for myself. Phone bills and medical bills my parents pay for right now.
ReplyDeleteI believe none of us actually see ourselves as adults, we are much closer to being youngsters. I say this because as we all grow up we see the world for what it really is and sometimes that can be depressing, regardless everybody still has an imagination and that is what kids have a great imagination we all share that common thing so yes we will forever be kids at heart. Being a mature adult scares me, I would say the time is coming closer and closer to becoming an adult, while yes some of us are considering adults since we are 18 we still really do not have all the responsibilities an adult has. Being a mature adult means paying bills and going to bed to worrying about stuff that did not matter as a kid, but in the end its inevitable.
ReplyDeleteI think a mature adult is someone who is on their own and are in charge of their own responsibilities. We are considered young adults but I also think that we are closer to being “youngsters.” Even though we are graduating high school soon, it doesn’t mean we are matured adults. We will go to college or wherever but we still won’t have responsibilities such as; taking care of a family, working full time, not being old enough to even do anything. I believe we are all adults once we have our lives figured out and we are set to what we are doing for the rest of our lives. I believe we become young adults in our early to mid twenties. teenagers will be teenagers. I believe I am coming close, I am mature for my age and will continue to grow.
ReplyDeleteA young adult means you have matured enough to not care what people think of you and being mature is using your mantures and being respectable. When being a young adult it's hard at first because you need to pay for your own bills and all the other fun stuff. I believe I became a young adult because everything was thrown at me the last 4 years and it was hard and nobody knows what I all have been through. Getting ready for college is a big part because you have school, work, and college stuff to work on. I believe since I pay for what I want and what I have and need makes me a young adult because a lot of people just uses mom and dads money and you will cherish it and take way better care of the things you buy yourself. I have a 2013 Chevy Cruze Rs it's not cheap to pay for I bought it with my own money and I put gas in it, I also crashed my car before so that wasn't cheap to fix but I have full coverage insurance so that helped but when you start paying for your own things you will be a young adult getting ready to go in the real world.
ReplyDeleteI think that we are close to being “young adults” but for sure not “youngsters”. I think this because we are not living on our own yet so we don’t know what it is like to be adults. We don’t pay bills, we don’t go shopping for groceries and some of us don’t have jobs. Being a mature adult means that you are living on your own, pay bills, get your own groceries, buy your own stuff that you need and have your own job. Knowing how to be an adult is important. It is more than just living day by day. You have to be responsible and know how to do things on your own. I personally do not reach this step in life. I have my own job and work 3 days out of the week and every weekend. I buy almost everything on my own. I do not pay bills because I live in my parents’ house. I only pay for my clothes and gas for my car. I do not buy my own groceries and like I mentioned before, I don’t live on my own.
ReplyDeleteI believe that I should be considered an adult. Being an adult you take on many responsibilities like obtaining a job and working for what you earn and I have met these standards. I also believe I am adult because I am considered part of the draft now. Now that I am 18 years of age I have more freedom in my life. I believe that society believes you should be mature enough to live on your own and make a living when you reach this age.
ReplyDeleteSociety may define me as a young adult, but I wouldn’t really thinking of calling myself an adult until I’m about 27. Being a mature adult means being able to handle kids. It means being financially stable. Being an adult means having some kid of responsibility that helps contributes to society. Being an adult means you know how to spell big words. So, if I had to guess how close I am to be an adult I would say I'm about 46% way there. Yes, I have a job that help contribute to society. I know how to spell big words (Most of the time) But I don’t think I could stand kids, I am starting to becoming financially stable. But there is not way I would dare call myself a teen. I can barely cook for myself. I am far too young to know what it takes to be an adult.
ReplyDeleteLegally we are all adults at the age of 18. However, at 18 years old we are still only kids. We're in highschool, living with our parents, still living with the worry free life of a kid. Becoming an adult is something that lies on a spectrum. There is no one point where we can consider ourselves adults. While legally adults, college kids still feel as though they have to fake it. They nervously have to make their own doctor's appointments, pay rent, and try and figure out how the heck to do their taxes. We are always expanding our knowledge, and we don't truly know enough to be experienced in life by 18, 21, or maybe even 30. Really all an adult is, is the person we turn toward when we don't know what to do. If I ever have any issues when I move out, I will turn to my parents as the adults to guide me with life. When my parents have a hard time with life, and they don't know what to do, they are always more than welcome to turn towards my grandparents. We all have different experiences in life. When we are grown and can guide the younger people that turn to us, that's when we get to play the role of an adult. Even as an adult, there is always someone you can turn to for guidance too.
ReplyDeleteI think it is true that we are young adults because we are just starting to get around the age of 18 and that is when society calls us adults. It is the time for going to college and being on our own or the time to get a job and pay for our own bills. We are maturing as person and we don’t do the same mistakes as we used to, so I think we are closer to adult than youngsters. I think what it means to be a mature adult is to be over 18 and have some type of success thing you are work for. Also have good manners and being respectful to others. I believe I am a young adult and I'm not quite a mature adult because I still have stuff to learn in life.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say we have characteristics of both. Yes, we do manage our time, have jobs, and many other responsibilities...But we also have a lot to learn about ourselves and life. Even when you turn 18 and your legally an adult, that doesn't automatically mean you are mature or even ready to begin being an adult. To me an adult is someone that Is responsible, has a job, and can manage their time and tasks.
ReplyDeleteI think that when the government starts giving us responsibilities that's when we become young adults. At the age of 14 in Iowa you can drive with a parent, but young adult isn't defined by state, it’s a general statement. Every state allows a student to have at least a restricted license by the age of 17, making it the age of young adulthood. To me being an adult means paying your own way. Having a full-time job and being responsible enough to make your own decisions. As an adult you should pay your own bills, live on your own, and be able to support yourself. An adult is most commonly known as 21 and up club, but I think that you can be 25 and not be an adult. Most people think growing up is something you have to do, but it’s a choice everyone has to make. There could be a 45 year old that is still just a kid based on their life decisions. To sum it up I think adulthood is a choice not a set age.
ReplyDeleteSociety defines me as an young adult, but I do not, I am more like a spoiled teen, let's be real. I may be 18 but with everything that the society expects adults to be I am not ready. I may be almost an adult because of the way I act, but if you look at my parents or even my brother and other adults and everything they have been thru, I have had a pretty spoiled life, and the consequences of that is that I am way to comfortable of being a kid, with no desire of growing up. I am definitely closer to being a “youngster” than being an young adult.
ReplyDeleteBeing an adult is about being a good role model, but most important, wanting to be one. You can also look at the norms, like having a job, your own house, maybe having a partner and sometimes even children. But let’s be real. Teen pregnancies exist and having a boyfriend or a girlfriend is not that unusual, and that does not make teens more or less mature. Having a job in todays society is cool. I got my first job when I was 14, and trust me I was not even considered a teen by then, I was more like a spoiled child. And most people understand the value of parents today, and because of that, less teens actually wants to move from their parents’ house. At least I know after just three month here, that moving from your parents’ house does not make you grow more, you just realize how lazy and spoiled you actually are.
I think to be a mature adult you need to be able to make your own decisions. Be able to choose right from wrong. As a younger child and as a teenager, you don’t always choose the right thing, and you need your parents help making a decision. Sometimes you choose based on what’s popular or what everyone else is doing. Being a mature adult is being able to choose the thing that is right for you and not what everyone else is doing. Making the decisions that are the right thing, not the popular thing.
ReplyDeleteI think that I am coming closer to being a mature adult, but I’m definitely not there yet because I still choose things based on what my friends are doing. I try to choose what is going to benefit me or the right thing, but sometimes I choose the wrong thing because it what all my friends are doing.
I would have to consider my self as a young adult, but what is a young adult? A young adult would be a individual who is physically and mentally mature which would have to be someone who has obtained adult responsibilities and has no need for childish behaviors. An individual who knows for right and wrong and dose the right thing. It is some one who has loads of responsibilities and has to have hard choices in there life because this is not parent to make the choices for that individual. I can relate to all of the following, in more ways than one. As a high school senior, i am currently living on my own, and I have know parent who is going to seriously help me financially when I go to college. With all of my ambitions and dreams, I have no real help to accomplish them, it will all be on me. I am currently trying to apply for my own health care and dental while still in high school, and I am also obligated to pay for my own phone bill while still in high school. I haven't had a parent go to the doctors office with me in the past three years. So while some kids have been acting like children through there whole high school careers, I have been a young adult for some time now.
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