At one point in my late teens I knew that it was time for me to grow up. I needed to become more serious, take on more responsibility and behave more mature. In the beginning, adulthood felt exciting. I took on different tasks with enthusiasm as I viewed them as assignments that awarded me grown-up-points. I remember being 18, smiling to myself at the bank while thinking, “here I am, taking care of my finances like an adult”. After moving to my own apartment I strolled to the grocery store in the spirit of “going shopping and filling the fridge like an adult”. At one point however, things changed. I was no longer playing the role of an adult; I had become fully identified with […]
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