tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37466984.post5522824984632561597..comments2019-12-08T18:05:24.249-05:00Comments on cafeglover: Young Adult or Old Child?Cafegloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03380039461839050689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37466984.post-69025216571492697272007-01-29T11:11:00.000-05:002007-01-29T11:11:00.000-05:00I like your comment ... Both parent and offspring ...I like your comment ... Both parent and offspring need to conclude: my child is no longer a child, but an adult or "I am not an old child. I am a young adult." Once that is established in the heart and the mind, the new phase has begun!<br /><br />However, half the problem is that adults do not neccessarily beleive in the comment, hence when a young adult is being punished for any wrong doings, the conversation is immediately reverted back to "child-dom", and they are treated as a child. So, hence the question when exactly does one know when "adulthood" is reached, when elders are constantly reverting their "off-spring" back to "childhood", is it because they find the thought of "letting-go" so hard, and feel that they have to be there throught the steps of their "off-springs" growing stages?<br /><br />Adults need to mentor and guide "young adults", not to talk at them, but to talk with them, and most importantly listen to what is said, not what is BEING said.<br /><br />Life is difficult enough, without trying to figure out "adults"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com