You probably need to be at least twenty-one years old to under­stand what I’m saying. My apolo­gies to all the rest.

If you look back at your child­hood, can you pinpoint any specific time in your life and say, “That is the point after which I was no longer a child”?

Person­ally, when I was younger, I never consid­ered myself to be a ‘child’, and I am quite certain that no child does. My feelings were just as acute as they are now, my thoughts were no less complex. My perspec­tives were vastly different, and my behavior in public is certainly changed, but my princi­ples and motiva­tions are pretty much what they were many years ago. If I were to base my opinions on my own experi­ences, I would say that deep inside, people don’t change much.

And yet, here I am, thinking, “This is it. I am an adult.” But was there a defining moment when I stopped being a kid and grew up? I know that I’ve grown up because people treat me like an equal. You can feel the differ­ence when they talk to their own (young) kids and then turn to speak to you.

And I am left wondering, “So when did this happen?”

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