Published on 12, July, 2020
Yes we all know when the legal definition is, but to me its about so many other things.
Becoming an adult is a process, and not something that happens on your 18th birthday and as a process it should be respected and acknowleged that it happens differently for different people.
Adulthood is often a cultural and social construct too, some cultures encourage their young to be far more independent than others, should we enforce conformity and if we should who's?
Should we hold someone back from doing "adult" things because they're not 18 even when they're ready?
I'm mid 50s and I 'm still not quite there yet . I still did stupid things in my early 30s.
I used to do "stupid things" but then I discovered the awesome power of "reframing" (from my CT based studies of the mass media) and now I do "Brave Power Moves" instead!
Churchill said; "The truth often requires a bodyguard of lies".
I often surround uncomfortable truth by a "troupe of clowns"
Sadly that "reframing" is often used more to hurt or mislead people, and it's both powerful and subtle.