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 was young for my age when it came to being sufficiently independent. The two major factors that lead to my developing a severe mental ill were the bullying , and the acute anxiety of trying to please my parents by being the first in our family to go to uni. That being juxtaposed with knowing I didn't have the necessary non academic skills to cope at university.