Now that I'm old and 36, do I have to be a mature adult?

😤 oi
Youve just called me mature adult tf 😒

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When I grow up
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
That I need to reach to climb the trees
You get to climb when you're grown up

And when I grow up
I will be smart enough to answer all
The questions that you need to know
The answers to before you're grown up

And when I grow up
I will eat sweets every day
On the way to work and I
Will go to bed late every night

And I will wake up
When the sun comes up and I
Will watch cartoons until my eyes go square
And I won't care 'cause I'll be all grown up!

When I grow up!

When I grow up, when I grow up
I will be strong enough to carry all
The heavy things you have to haul
Around with you when you're a grown-up

And when I grow up, when I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown-up

And when I grow up
I will have treats every day
And I'll play with things that mum pretends
That mums don't think are fun

And I will wake up
When the sun comes up and I
Will spend all day just lying in the sun
And I won't burn 'cause I'll be all grown-up

When I grow up

And when I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown-up

When I grow up...

Just because you find that life's not fair, it
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
Nothing will change

When I grow up...

Just because I find myself in this story
It doesn't mean that everything is written for me
If I think the ending is fixed already
I might as well be saying
I think that it's OK

And that's not right!

("When I Grow Up" from.the musical "Matilda")

Good for you.. I have grown old. But I hope I never grow up..😷

Yeah, 36 is when you have to be a grown-up.

Preferring vegetables instead of sweets.
Listening to orchestra or ambience instead of cool music.
Enjoying doing taxes and paperwork instead of video games.
Smoking a pipe instead of a bong.
Driving a Buick or mini van.
Ordering healthy food options.
Watching c-span on TV.
Wearing a suit and tie.
Strict schedule revolving around meal times and bed time.
S3x only on Sunday afternoon in missionary position through a hole in the bed sheet.
Church on Sunday morning.

OOOOOORRRRRRR... you can ignore all that boring old people BS and live and do as you want WHEN you want like I have done for the past 12 years when I turned 36.

Well like @whowasthatmaskedman said in so many words - growing old is mandatory but growing UP is optional.

Ya know I remember watching Leave it to Beaver and seeing how Ward and June acted and thinking, "I hope I never grow up." So far I haven't and you do not have to either, young dude :)

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You dont have to adult
I dont. Im still a big kid that still kicks the football over the fence

Happy (possibly belated) birthday! 🥳🥳

Never loose the inner child in you or else u would end up taking life a way to serious and u will end up in a lot of pain . Also you’ll end up finding faults in everything .
The Buddha talks about the inner child and I’m not a Buddhist but I went through a lot of different religions and that’s the easiest belief and softest belief I heard of

No, don't worry. That's for after you reach puberty, so seems like you have a while to go yet ;-)

Old is 80. I have a feeling you feel old. That's a shame.

36 isn't old

Lol. Is 36 old?

I’m 36 too

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Old at 36? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nah, not at all. I’m 40 and still have no desire to always be a mature adult. Embrace your youthful mind for as long as you can.

{@themanhimself87]😆nah not all the time i am sixty nearly and have bouts of immature moments and thoughts lol

I think at 36 which is still relatively young you’re not a young adult or quite a mature adult. Neither here nor there. We’re the equivalent of dinner at 4pm 😂.

What does being a mature adult mean to you ?

I guess not spending a lick of time on SW would qualify you as more mature ..... And bored 😉

Hell No I'm pushing 60 and I still act like a child.

I still play ball, I run and jump, I go out dancing

You can not stop the aging process.

But immaturity can last a life time.

Damn young whippersnapper making noise about being old.

I'm 23 with 24 years practice

You just haven't hated yourself enough yet. Give it time.

heck no! We didn't start doing that until we hit 40 or maybe 45.

Of course not. At least 8 more years ahead of you. 😆

You could try to start a new trend.

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Old? Be serious!

Yep, you got it!

No it’s okay to sound childish at 36. It saves you from midlife crisis. 😉

If youve made it this far then probably not

Yes

Psh. Never.