There are moments all throughout our lives when we suddenly feel as grown up as we are. It’s funny that this can keep happening again and again but it’s true.

Some examples of this feeling cropping up in my own life include:

• The first time I walked home from school alone. I was only about eight but I felt so grown up because I didn’t need my mom to walk me those few blocks home.
• Driving my first car. What teenager doesn’t feel the freedom of being grown up when getting that first car and driver’s license?!
• Ordering properly at a French restaurant. I was on a date in my mid-Twenties and I felt totally comfortable ordering my food (including the wine). I felt like such an adult!
• Discussing decorative sconces with my friends. I remember pouring over catalogs with some friends debating whether we liked Murray Feiss or Schonbek better. Suddenly I realized that this was a really grown-up thing to talk about!
• Dating the first guy that I didn’t really fight with. I had done many years of dating but when I finally met a guy that I could disagree with and it wouldn’t turn into a drama-filled argument I knew I was finally in a grown-up relationship.

When have you felt the most grown up?

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