How to Survive Your Adulting Years |

As we get older, we’re often reminded—or told—to grow up and be an adult. You may be in your late teens, your twenties, or even your thirties and wondering when do you stop being a “kid” and start being a full-fledged “adult.” You may also be wondering what it means to be an adult. This blog post will provide some resources on adulting.

Adulting is also known as young adulthood, emerging adulthood, or any other terms out there to describe someone who is transitioning into becoming an adult. Put simply, you’re learning to be an adult and doing “grown-up” things.

But what does it mean to be an adult?

Are you an adult when…

you move out of your paren'ts’ place and live on your own?
you have debt that you have to pay off?
you land your first career (or any job)?
you make a choice to do something that’s not fun (e.g. piles of laundry, cleaning the bathroom)?
you have graduated high school/college/university? (Take a look at the book list for graduates.)
you decide to do what you want despite the disapproval of others?
you decide to be yourself?
you find yourself acting like your paren'ts?