Graham Sale

Graham Sale
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday
July 18
Title
Boss of me.
Company
Me, Myself & I
Bio
Graham Sale is a transplanted New Yorker living in Los Angeles with his cats, Max and Ginger. His familiar artwork has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, and on licensed products. He is a writer, author, cartoonist, illustrator, toy manufacturer, and a former financial planner. **Images are available on cards, mugs tee-shirts & more at: www.grahamsaleart.com (Click on Store.)

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 10:03AM

Adult by default? Whose fault?

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I don’t know about you, but I don't feel like an adult or at least my childhood vision of an "Adult” - not that I was ever aiming for that construct. 

Perhaps it has to do with my personality or informal view of myself. Or maybe it is because I don't have the responsibility of children; when you have kids I’d imagine you have a greater sense of time passing through witnessing their growth and evolution.  Also, if you’re a parent people call you Mister or Missus; I have rarely ever been introduced as Mr. Sale so perhaps that has contributed to thwarting a more formal-vision of myself from taking root.

I definitely recognize an Adult when I see one, and I see them all around me – I even see Adults who are much younger than me.  Yet even if we’re the same age, I somehow don’t feel like their peer or colleague.  I don’t even feel like I look like an Adult, of course I have pretty lousy vision...so for sure I definitely have Adult eyeballs, possibly even Grandpa peepers.  Maybe I am an Adult but don't know it.  Maybe it's my brain's way protecting me with that wonderful drug, denial. FYI - I'm 48 yo.



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For me, the worst thing is being called Maam. I still look around for some "Woman of a certain age" standing behind me.
Man, do I ever understand this one, Graham. You are me straight up and down. As they say, You have to grow old, but you can stay immature forever!
Graham, I think this constantly. I tend to call people my own age ma'am. Yes, it has a lot to do with children, and I never had any either. We never had to grow up as a result. I'd like to think it's an asset, always thinking like a kid, though it's harder when all of your neighbors are "adults."
Well there's lots of "adults" out there; I'm not sure how many "grown ups". I think you can be a grown up and still want to play. I always want to be able to play.
Someone on Salon Table Talk had a tagline "I'm afraid someone's going to find the zipper in my grown-up suit." I used to feel that way, but for better or for worse, I usually think of myself as an adult now. It's hard not to when my kids are now adults.
I like getting older...47 next month. I don't know how grown up I am, but the older I get the less I care what others think. xox