Are you an adult when you're 18 or 21?

Maybe a better question would be, when do you think you became an adult?

For the record, I'm 19, live on my own, and pay bills for myself, but I'm not an adult.

Officially it's 18 by government standard (you can vote, join army, rifles, held accountable in a court of law, etc), but it depends on what private sector you look into, most car rentals only allow 25+

Being a legal adult is 18, being a "mature" adult is not a number....

When you stop caring about whether you are one or not.

When they drop........

That is truly a tough question , some people never achieve adulthood.

I mean I don't think you can really declare yourself an adult. It depends on maturity, responsibilty, things you have done, and etc.I mean it may sound weird coming from an 18 year old but, I think becoming an "adult" is more of something that is earned than just grown into.

This is just something my parents have taught me. It almost goes hand in hand with giving and excepting respect if you think about.

I would say, when you can successfully support yourself and family with no ones help.

If you're on you're own and paying all of your bills by yourself... you're pretty close. Different for everyone, and as has been mentioned everyone does not ever officially become an "adult" with their decision making.

I'M AN ADULT HOT DOG MAN!!!!!

Thanks stasher1, i use to love that song.

When you stop having fun.

When you stop having fun.

Well, I'm sixty-five and I'm still having fun.

When you stop having fun.

You can still have fun, you just have to wait until she tells you it's ok to.

When you stop having fun.

That's what I'm saying.

I mean I don't think you can really declare yourself an adult. It depends on maturity, responsibilty, things you have done, and etc.I mean it may sound weird coming from an 18 year old but, I think becoming an "adult" is more of something that is earned than just grown into.

This is just something my parents have taught me. It almost goes hand in hand with giving and excepting respect if you think about.

I guess I'm going to have start calling you Young Man instead of Kid after this post.

Very well said Kid!

Oops....

When you stop having fun.

Wrong again.

When you can look back on your life and accept responsibility for the stupid things you did when you were young without attempting to rationalize your behavior, and realize just how lucky you are to not be either incarcerated or dead.

Good one, Francho! I love those SNL Shorts.

You're an adult when you work a full time job and support yourself completely. A 30 y/o living off their parent's hard work and earnings is not an adult, IMO, just an overgrown child. Being an adult means having adult responsibilties. Age is irrelevant.

I found out one day I was driving down the street, 2 HOTTTT!!! twenty something women signaled me to roll down my window. One said "Excuse me SIR" It's been all downhill since then.

You can still have fun, you just have to wait until she tells you it's ok to.

TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN.

I found out one day I was driving down the street, 2 HOTTTT!!! twenty something women signaled me to roll down my window. One said "Excuse me SIR" It's been all downhill since then.

That is correct!

Well, I'm sixty-five and I'm still having fun.

this.

the real question is when do you fully mature. IMO the answer is about 45 years old.

Interesting post. As others have said, when you can sustain yourself on your own you are an adult. For the most part 18 is the age you can do this. Some achieve it earlier, others never do...

I think some confuse being an adult with being a man. Being a man includes maturity, strength, wisdom, compassion, sacrifice-putting others needs first. That is a process that takes a little while, and some of us never quite get it.