So when do you officially become an adult? I first thought that it was 18. You could sign yourself out of high school and they couldn’t do anything about it. You can also, buy cigarettes, go to R-rated movies by yourself, and gamble. Then, I thought it was 21. You can then drink alcohol legally. This must mean that you’re an adult. Yet, when I was 21, I was still relying on my parents for so much while I was in college. When I finally moved out of my parents house, 4 months after I graduated from college, I thought that I was now an official adult. I lived on my own, paid my own rent, and had a real grown-up job. That was over 2 years ago. I realized tonight, at 24 my relatives still do not consider me an adult. They still lump me in with my parents. My cousins, who are younger than me, get their own Christmas cards. So, why don’t I? My conclusion… I’m not married. Two of my cousins are married, and they are the only ones that received their own Christmas cards. The rest of us unfortunate children were lumped in with the parents, whether we own our own house or not. So, do we become an official adult when we get married?