Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.
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To most of us, adulthood means being able to earn a living, possess a home, get married and rear children, and this implies having autonomy or control over one's life. In the 19th century, becoming an adult was celebrated as a liberation from paternal authority. Today we regard it more as a time of regret and stagnation.
Adolescence was only recognised as a life stage in the early 20th century, when psychologists got down to work. Today's generational battle obscures the fact that adulthood is happening later. A new transitional stage has emerged after adolescence: the twenties.
What I want is to have people's notion of adulthood no longer be so defined by being a parent. There is some kind of conventional wisdom that you're not really a mature person until you become a parent.
Ageing is inevitable, and the idea that we can be eternally youthful is the pitfall of our society.
In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.
There've always been people in the borderland between childhood and adulthood. That state is not a matter of chronological age. It's a matter of understanding that you can accept a future that has been defined by the previous generation, or you can reject it and make something new.
Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.
People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.'
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