Chapter ten was an enjoyable read. The information about
emerging adulthood was not only applicable to my age group but also brought
many concepts that I had no idea existed. I agree with some of the books “markings”
of adulthood, but I also found some examples to be unclear and too generalized.
A large mark into transiting to adulthood was getting married and child bearing. I considered myself an “adult” when I was only teenager. I had my oldest daughter at a young age. At the age of seventeen my life consisted of going to school (where I brought my daughter with me), after school I would then work at my minimum wage job, go home care for daughter, do homework and repeat. I was young, yet I considered myself an adult, because I was a mother. Although I acted “adult like” and had an “adult lifestyle” at that time in my life, I was still unable to solely support myself and my daughter financially. Luckily I had a supportive mother that helped us until I was able to support us myself.
At the age of nineteen I graduated high school, had a good full time job, owned my own vehicle and was able to afford to get my own townhouse. At this time in my life I felt even more adult like because we were on our own. Yet, I was not in college; I was single and was able to afford to live on my own yes, but still living paycheck to paycheck. I was mature yes, but my brain was still that of a nineteen year old.
This topic emerging adulthood had me questioning what I consider adulthood. I am in my twenty’s, a mother, an employee, a student, but I have still yet to meet my all of my goals… Is this adulthood? Age 18-25 is said to be the time of distinct life changes. Challenges that this age group faces can be difficult and are sometimes referred to “quarter life crisis”. It is interesting that our American culture has vague yet contradicting over generalized definitions of “adulthood”. What about individuals who never receive further education, never are financially stable, never get married or becoming parents? When will their mark of adulthood be? Or what about people with disabilities who are unable to accomplish these tasks that so “mark adulthood”?
A large mark into transiting to adulthood was getting married and child bearing. I considered myself an “adult” when I was only teenager. I had my oldest daughter at a young age. At the age of seventeen my life consisted of going to school (where I brought my daughter with me), after school I would then work at my minimum wage job, go home care for daughter, do homework and repeat. I was young, yet I considered myself an adult, because I was a mother. Although I acted “adult like” and had an “adult lifestyle” at that time in my life, I was still unable to solely support myself and my daughter financially. Luckily I had a supportive mother that helped us until I was able to support us myself.
At the age of nineteen I graduated high school, had a good full time job, owned my own vehicle and was able to afford to get my own townhouse. At this time in my life I felt even more adult like because we were on our own. Yet, I was not in college; I was single and was able to afford to live on my own yes, but still living paycheck to paycheck. I was mature yes, but my brain was still that of a nineteen year old.
This topic emerging adulthood had me questioning what I consider adulthood. I am in my twenty’s, a mother, an employee, a student, but I have still yet to meet my all of my goals… Is this adulthood? Age 18-25 is said to be the time of distinct life changes. Challenges that this age group faces can be difficult and are sometimes referred to “quarter life crisis”. It is interesting that our American culture has vague yet contradicting over generalized definitions of “adulthood”. What about individuals who never receive further education, never are financially stable, never get married or becoming parents? When will their mark of adulthood be? Or what about people with disabilities who are unable to accomplish these tasks that so “mark adulthood”?
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