I remember feeling like an adult in my 20s when I was on my own living in a different city other than where I was born and when I was with my boyfriend and his daughter (at the MN State Fair) and I noticed he was tethered in a way that I had chosen not to be.
Not so much my first job, but losing a job and really HAVING to find work with a family, mortgage, etc.
Yes, it's not just having responsibility, but the weight of the responsibility that matters.
I don't currently feel like an adult and may never feel that way.
It's a pleasure to read your essay. Thank you.
I remember feeling like an adult in my 20s when I was on my own living in a different city other than where I was born and when I was with my boyfriend and his daughter (at the MN State Fair) and I noticed he was tethered in a way that I had chosen not to be.