I always saw adulthood as something I would enter into with some sort of event or dramtic shift in mindset. I am 34 and so far it hasn't happened yet. Inspite of having a mortgage, a job, and children I still don't feel like an adult. I still have my ear peirced, I never comb my hair, and avoid shaving and tucking in my shirt whenever I can. Yes there are times I would like to dye my hair some crazy color, or do something totally outrageous without a thought of what the consequences might be. But I don't because I shouldn't, so maybe I am an adult afterall. Perhaps that moment was when I quit the band becuase my family was more important. I really am sounding grown up...

When you stop having fun.

Pfft. The fun starts when you become an adult.

Wrong again.

Sure is.

Pfft. The fun starts when you become an adult.

Yep. Now you can afford to have fun.

Legally - When the law says you are an adult.

Emotionally - When you can handle complex problems and make intelligent decisions.

Physically - When your body is fully functioning.

The first one is based on statutary law.

The other two differ from person to person.

Let's ask Mike Gundy:

When your folks can legally and arbitrarily kick you out of the house.

When you have dry dreams and wet farts.

When you have dry dreams and wet farts.

That was hilarious!

When your old enough to know right from wrong without being told.

I am an adult only when my wife tells me I have to be.

Tom