A brief and potentially controversial take on "adulthood" from a member of a generation with a complicated relationship with the term:
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Part of the reason millennials feel adrift is that society/the economy have dissolved, delayed, or devalued the relationships that implies.
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Marriage and childbirth are the obvious candidates. Longer education and *ahem* transitional jobs also delay 20-somethings "owning" anything
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@patio11 I always thought of it as building a maturity-mismatched book of reciprocal social obligationsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 and for being responsibly for yourself as well.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 totally! the responsibility that YOU choose is empowering.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 running towards vs running awayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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