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Man-Child?



What an idiot.



http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/01/rejuvenile_redux.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-hymowitz_27edi.ART0.State.Edition1.378ca5b.html



Who is it who is the one deciding that you have to be married and/or have children to be an adult?

And why are you 'supposed' to want any of those things?

This strikes me as the writing of someone who thinks that everyone should want the same things as she does (marriage and children) and is trying to force a link to the desirable quality of 'adult' to try to force others to accept her view.

Personally, I think that being 'adult' is about knowing yourself, being true to yourself and being responsible enough to take care of yourself and those for whom you took responsibility. It is not about doing things 'just because'. It is certainly NOT about taking on complicated life choices just because other people have done so/think you should.

I think the commentator should think twice before pushing an agenda of 'jumping off the bridge with all the other lemmings' as a requirement for attaining adulthood.