I often think about how nice it is to be an adult in that I can assess, address, and manage that drama. As a kid, my god, it was overwhelming. I came out of it with a distinct sense that the world is unsafe, unstable, and unpredictable. I have a hard time shaking those tendencies.
Another great thing about being an adult is that you can provide kids with comfort and strategies to overcome that. It’s sometimes overlooked but such an easy way to enrich life for kids.
Also I find your haircut example funny - I recall my first haircut in a public place being incredibly intimidating and uncomfortable. It’s probably why I went bald before my 20s; my body decided by age 6 or so that it didn’t want hair anymore.
You may feel secure but it's only because you don't know what is really happening on a daily basis. Snowden and Assange tried their best to show some of that.
I myself was almost killed by the LAPD in 2011. The FBI didn't give a fuck. VICE news didn't give a fuck. And many of the other information packets I sent around the country were ignored.
Contrary to what you may think, you can be tortured in America and there will be no recourse. Adult or kid, this country isn't some safe haven.
These are the kind of burns I incurred after being hit by a militarized microwave beam [1] [2] for three days in a row, unrelentingly nearly every second of those three days. This device was gifted to Los Angeles by Raytheon and was only intended for 3 seconds of pulsed use in dispersing prison riots. But of course, the device had no misuse prevention mechanisms. I still have scars to prove it.
Another great thing about being an adult is that you can provide kids with comfort and strategies to overcome that. It’s sometimes overlooked but such an easy way to enrich life for kids.
Also I find your haircut example funny - I recall my first haircut in a public place being incredibly intimidating and uncomfortable. It’s probably why I went bald before my 20s; my body decided by age 6 or so that it didn’t want hair anymore.