Believing that about your mother would make me happy, so I'm going to truly try.
My world is large and multicultural. It varies, as do the rites. In Japan, you're considered an adult at twenty; in the United States of America you can vote for the country's leadership, get married without parental consent, or be drafted into a war at eighteen. In Germany you can enjoy alcohol at sixteen.
It's easier to know when childhood ends, because that's completely universal. It's when your innocence deserts you... but it doesn't necessarily make you an adult. People caught in the middle like that need the protection of the law more than anyone.
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My world is large and multicultural. It varies, as do the rites. In Japan, you're considered an adult at twenty; in the United States of America you can vote for the country's leadership, get married without parental consent, or be drafted into a war at eighteen. In Germany you can enjoy alcohol at sixteen.
It's easier to know when childhood ends, because that's completely universal. It's when your innocence deserts you... but it doesn't necessarily make you an adult. People caught in the middle like that need the protection of the law more than anyone.