When did you think of yourself as a man / woman?

[V8S]

There are certain points in each person's life when they think "I'm a man now."

So what's yours? When did you first think to yourself that you were now an adult? Was it merely turning 18, or did a particular action show that you had matured? Did someone else tell you - your dad or mum perhaps?

I came to it late. Even though I had been called Sir or Mister for several years by shop assistants and whatnot, I still thought of myself as just a kid really. I had always been treated as the kid in family life. It was only when I started chauffering my Dad to his Alzheimer's respite care around the age of 20 that I suddenly realised that I was no longer a child and that I had taken on responsibilities of a man.

Anyway, looking forward to hearing your stories...

[bigTee]

I'm 34 and still look around when people say 'sir'.

[AbarthChris]

When my mum woke me at 4am one morning as my dad was having a severe hypo (diabetes) and she couldnt get through to him. My older sister was in bits so I had to hold him down and rub jam into his gums and force him to drink coke.

Kind've brought it home at that point

[V8S]

bigTee said:

I'm 34 and still look around when people say 'sir'.

I do too, but not quite as much as I used to. I'm still 11 really. Anyone want to play cowboys and oppressed native americans?

[Lord Pikey]

Im not sure i am yet, i dont feel it.

But i guess it was when i moved 300 miles from home at 17 and if not then it was when i purchased my first house at 20.

Not very interesting but then thats when i feel i was looking after myself rather than being looked after

[HRG.]

Personally I can't wait for Nolar Dog's answer...

[Lord Pikey]

HRG. said:

Personally I can't wait for Nolar Dog's answer...

Bravo

[Man-At-Arms]

i'm still a big kid at heart

[Famous Graham]

Don't think there was ever a defining moment, to be honest.

I still haven't grown up (I'm 35).

[phumy]

When i was 15 years and 7 months, left my mum crying at the front door as i was leaving home......joining the Royal Navy

[ahdguy]

Still waiting, while I have a very supportive family and lots delinqent friends around me it's difficult to grow up... I have noticed that I spend more time with the delinqents than my older, more settled friends thou..

[rocksteadyeddie]

Famous Graham said:

Don't think there was ever a defining moment, to be honest.

I still haven't grown up (I'm 35).

But you are famous!

[okgo]

About 15 when I socked my old man.

I will add, he had been threatning before hand.

Edited by okgo on Wednesday 19th August 17:24

[ShadownINja]

About 19 when I was doing door to door carpet cleaning sales and a toddler opened the door and shouted, "Mummy, there's a man at the door."

[bebee]

I had a 2tr TR7 DHC in the early 90's ( I had four in the 90's) and after I put a 3.9i V8 in it with a single tail pipe......(In the voice of Barry White) 'I became a man'.

[M.AlmondsStomach]

Cliché answer perhaps, but when I passed my driving test and was drove a car for the first time by myself. Up until that point (even when I was 16) driving was something 'older people' did.

[missdiane]

I'm 35 and still feel 22 ish- just wish my body agreed with my head

Still feel very young, Kind of hoping if/when I have kids that will define it when I have to start thinking about their welfare before my own

[ShadownINja]

missdiane said:

I'm 35 and still feel 22 ish- just wish my body agreed with my head

Still feel very young, Kind of hoping if/when I have kids that will define it when I have to start thinking about their welfare before my own

Bit confused about this but if your body doesn't agree with your head how do you feel 22ish? I mean, I'm fitter, healthier and wiser than I was at 25 plus have a zest for life that didn't really exist at 25. Shame I'm not 25.

[missdiane]

ShadownINja said:

missdiane said:

I'm 35 and still feel 22 ish- just wish my body agreed with my head

Still feel very young, Kind of hoping if/when I have kids that will define it when I have to start thinking about their welfare before my own

Bit confused about this but if your body doesn't agree with your head how do you feel 22ish? I mean, I'm fitter, healthier and wiser than I was at 25 plus have a zest for life that didn't really exist at 25. Shame I'm not 25.

Subtle differences,
I used to be able to work double shifts with no break however many days without issu, now if I do a double I am wrecked for the week
I also used to be able to drink and dance til dawn- now I am needing my bed by midnight and hangovers last two days, not a few hours.

[ShadownINja]

missdiane said:

ShadownINja said:

missdiane said:

I'm 35 and still feel 22 ish- just wish my body agreed with my head

Still feel very young, Kind of hoping if/when I have kids that will define it when I have to start thinking about their welfare before my own

Bit confused about this but if your body doesn't agree with your head how do you feel 22ish? I mean, I'm fitter, healthier and wiser than I was at 25 plus have a zest for life that didn't really exist at 25. Shame I'm not 25.

Subtle differences,
I used to be able to work double shifts with no break however many days without issu, now if I do a double I am wrecked for the week
I also used to be able to drink and dance til dawn- now I am needing my bed by midnight and hangovers last two days, not a few hours.

Oh, yeah, good point!!! I haven't got the energy (or interest) to do that any more. Maybe if I was more enthusiastic, but I am not sure.