When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?

Before I share my answers to this daily question, I want to put a qualifier out there. I’m not casting any aspersions or negativity on Millennials or Generation Z people out there. This is just from my experience and it’s a very very humble opinion not fact, and not any kind of judgment. That being said let’s get started.

I feel like I’ve always been an adult. I know it’s a sad thing to say but things we grow up and go through in our lives can make us into adults very young.

I was incessantly picked on as a young man, and that made me learn to grow independent and have to deal with things on my own.

Dealing with death for the first time at age 6 (my paternal grandfather), and many others before I even hit young adulthood, also aged me considerably.

Having some relatives that were alcoholics or addicted to drugs, also forced me to grow up very young. 

Finally, being an empath, and realizing I was one now in retrospect at age 6 after my paternal grandfather, passed away. I was picking up on emotions around me by adults and not understanding what they were, also forced me to grow up very young.

I feel like this being a member of Generation X pretty much destined us all to becoming adults, young. That’s why I find it so shocking that a few Millennials and definitely many Generation Z’s I’ve encountered in my life, can’t seem to adult even when they’re over the age of 18 or 20.

As always, thank you for reading…

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