Are You An Adult?

It isn’t as silly a question as it sounds. Just for fun, look at the question of maturity in the animal kingdom:

  1. Adult animals can hunt or gather to provide food and shelter
  2. They can fight, run, or hide — they have the ability to repel predators, or evade them.
  3. They can mate and reproduce. (Note: they can certainly choose not to. But being healthy and stable enough that you COULD is always desirable)

That seems simple. What are the human equivalents?

  1. Adults must produce the resources necessary to…

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Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.lifewritingpodcast.com.

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Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.lifewritingpodcast.com.