Current Events > At what age do most people truly stop being ''kids''?

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Like, entirely stop being kids.

I'd say 28. Past the 27 club, fam!
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18
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Squall28 posted...

18

peeple don't magically change the instant they hit 18
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Depends. People can be silly until they die but yes. People usually get their head out of their ass by 30+.
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First we need to define what makes someone an adult. Having responsibilities? Growing old? Experiences had? Any one of those will fluctuate from person to person, and doesnt necessarily mean youll be more or less mature.
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Scotty_Rogers posted...

Squall28 posted...

18

peeple don't magically change the instant they hit 18

They legally become adults.
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When you stop being a bucket and start being a faucet
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Where's volkswagon_bros?
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Looking at trump and the majority of the political state, never.
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Really depends on the individual and how we define an adult.

35
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when they use "start adulting" and "alpha" in the same sentence.
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about 18 years when i learned to pay my own bills/rent.
took about 7 years after that to learn to pocket away money for financial issues.

we don't want to make the same screw-up's as others have done.
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SubtletyRefuge posted...

Looking at trump and the majority of the political state, never.

I think real, complete maturity is kind of a lie. No one is ever as stable, intelligent, or as in control of their lives as they like to pretend they are. I think it's part of human nature to want to believe there is some kind of stable "adult" state that can either be attained or that we already have. Obviously, small children, inexperienced teenagers, and adults with stable careers are all at different places in life and your brain does change as you get older. But even the most seemly mature people have huge flaws and the age of social media really exposes that.

Drugs, mental illness, depression, dysfunctional relationships---everybody has cracks if you dig deep enough. But even beyond that, most people aren't well-educated or in control of their emotions. Functioning adults don't be behave like children in public, but online where their is perceived anonymity or in the company of like-minded people, it's a different story. And sometimes even in public---angry mobs are a thing.

18 legally

but judging from how many stupid shitty decisions college kids make daily, probably not mentally until like 25
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darkmaian23 posted...

SubtletyRefuge posted...

Looking at trump and the majority of the political state, never.

I think real, complete maturity is kind of a lie. No one is ever as stable, intelligent, or as in control of their lives as they like to pretend they are. I think it's part of human nature to want to believe there is some kind of stable "adult" state that can either be attained or that we already have. Obviously, small children, inexperienced teenagers, and adults with stable careers are all at different places in life and your brain does change as you get older. But even the most seemly mature people have huge flaws and the age of social media really exposes that.

Drugs, mental illness, depression, dysfunctional relationships---everybody has cracks if you dig deep enough. But even beyond that, most people aren't well-educated or in control of their emotions. Functioning adults don't be behave like children in public, but online where their is perceived anonymity or in the company of like-minded people, it's a different story. And sometimes even in public---angry mobs are a thing.

This is actually a very insightful post. Well written!
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A much better question is when do you stop being kids as in losing that "magic" so to speak and seeing a more realistic world.

I'd say 25
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SaithSayer posted...

A much better question is when do you stop being kids as in losing that "magic" so to speak and seeing a more realistic world.

10
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SaithSayer posted...

A much better question is when do you stop being kids as in losing that "magic" so to speak and seeing a more realistic world.

Hit me when I was 11.
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I probably grew up when I was 16, although I wouldn't say it was complete until I was 17.
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Somewhere in the 25-40 range
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Once they've moved away from their family for good imo. I felt like an adult at 23.
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Childhood is when you go around saying "When I grow up, I'm gonna have ice cream and cake for dinner every night!"

Adulthood is when you realize that would be a terrible idea.
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Early 30's

Somewhere around 25 to 26.
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20
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