[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I left home when I was 19, I had a child and was in full time employment at 24, I had two children at 27.

Honestly? I'd say I started to feel "on par with other adults" (meaning, I look at adults and think of them as the same as me... not "the grown ups" ) when I was about... err... 29 maybe? I'm 32 now

But here's the caveat: It's not that I feel any different... not really... that's just when it suddenly dawned on me that EVERYONE is just muddling through and sort of winging it whether they're 18 and starting University, or 61 and attempting to run the country. It's a strange realisation, in equal parts comforting and terrifying.

That's so true

The only reason i felt like an adult when I was pregnant was the crushing realistion that I now had another human being relying on me for everything