Do you consider 20 to be a child?

Do you consider a 20 year old to be more of a child than an adult? Take Emma Watson as one example, or even Laura Marling (who is very humble for her age, and 'displays' a mature posture and way of speaking/writing), Marina and The Diamonds, a 23 year old whom writes Porn Is Good For the Soul as a "tongue in cheek" thing.

But is she setting herself up for ridicule, besides the 'joke'? And if so, does she learn from it, that it was only a joke and she was young, her rather does not understand the extent to which the lyrics could actually be damaging if a stranger recognises her on a night out...?



Do you reckon that the agents or whoever look after the celebrity youth persuade them at a certain age to dress differently now they are out of their teens, or indeed in the case of Britany Spears, earlier?

This doesn't seem to be the case with Laura Marling, but instead taking on the conservative 'adult' writing lyrics about death, married bondage, relationships and so on - but who doesn't? It seems concepts can be easily banded around, which they can, and they change their meaning for you as you adapt and grow older but when does a person become formed, in their own opinion and not just their own but is taken seriously as so?

Or do you still get the flack, do people take YOU seriously?

If not why? And is it down to individuality rather than age?

My personal belief as it stands though is that a 20 year old is still a child, in my eyes.

Yes they can take drugs at a party (though this does not really expand on being an adult at all, if you think it exists), or have sex, or write songs about death but what really captures the change in your conceptual reality?

Does Marina understand her sexually explicit lyrics or is looking for approval for these terms her need to grow up, into a corrupted/controlled society - as she may only be half aware of, or fully aware of, and is it necessary for her to 'prove' she knows or do we unknowingly pass too much information on in casual conversation?

If you can see what I am getting at I'd like you to answer for me please, without mocking the younger generation but taking an analysis of what I've just said.

There seems to be similarities with ALL young people; either thinking they know everything, and behind it know very little, or have too much self doubt.

Everyone has to go through it would like your opinions however. All serious opinions welcome. Thanks for your time.Do you consider 20 to be a child?
Females do not reach full maturity until age 24, and males until age 30.

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20 is late adolescent. (18-24). Young adulthood begins at 25, and ends variously with marriage after 35, and without marriage at 50, with the activation of the pre-frontal cortex.Do you consider 20 to be a child?
Young adult at 16+ (As they start to get responsibility; leaving school, can get a job)



Adult at 18+ (Due to buying alcohol and other laws).
no . geeze ur life is 1/4th overDo you consider 20 to be a child?
I'm sixty.



Anyone under 21 is just a kid to me.
i believe that everyone is a child at heart
I think everyone is an adult at different times really.
Do you mean in the sense that someone who is 20, although an adult, hasnt learned many of lifes lessons and really believing they are older and an adult, comparing them selves to say a 15 year old, arent that much older in life.
Young people around my age, more or less, do believe they know it all but havent come close to it.
*Theres being a pearant, loosing a loved one, being fired, having to take out loans.
And im sure somone who is a tad bit older than i am...im gonna guess 50's you know more, youve seen who people can be, youve been upclose to ' it' * and so you see these young adults you see as children because compared to you they are.
But in doing the know it all things as a young person, as we get older we learn from that and really know it all.
being 20 myself people dont take me seriously, after all the people we want to impress are the older generation, do we not? so to answer your question short, yes 20 is still a child...