...I remember thinking when I was a teenager that I would've LOVED to be older, like 20+. My reasoning was that I would get to do *cool* things that adults like, clubbing, staying out late without having to answer to parents, drink, blah blah blah. Not to say that there aren't youngins' today who won't do that stuff anyway, but I didn't really as a teen.

Anyway, I was wondering how many older members here (and I'm not even sure how to define *older* - I guess maybe 18+? Up to you guys) ever felt when they were younger that they wanted to be *older*, and what were your expectations? Being an adult now, was your view back then accurate, or way off the mark? And to younger/teen ZUers - do you ever feel that you want to be *older* than you are? Why?

My view back then was that I would have so much more freedom to do what I want, buy what I want, be whatever I wanted to be. Now, I feel like I do have a lot more freedom, ya, but certainly don't have the means to buy whatever I want noooo waaaay XDD. I dreamed as a young Liah that it would be easy for me to pursue my dream of a job within the media, and though I have it now which I am very happy with, it wasn't without hard work, long years of study and struggles. Also - bills. I didn't include that when I was dreaming as a teen. Good Lord, I don't know how I could've missed that now XD. I also dreamed of falling in love and having some guy who would adore me and love me and be wonderful and sweet and kind and humble... And now that I have fallen in love, I realise making a list when I was younger didn't really help me any XD. Oh, I never thought I'd want to have children when I was younger. The thought of raising little Liahs didn't sit well with me. I can safely say now that that's changed now, in all honesty.

So, older peeps - did ya want to be older when you were younger? What expectations did you have of adulthood? Has it lived up to, or even exceeded, your expectations?

Younger people - do you ever wish that you were an adult? If so, what's your expectations? And even if you don't, do you have expectations anyway of what it'll be like?

Please satisfy the nosy pokingz of a Liahface person <3

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