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In the United States, we become legal adults at the age of eighteen, but it takes most of us a lot longer than that to really feel we’ve joined the ranks of the mature. (And some of us never get there at all!) If you’re wondering where you fall on the development chart, take this quiz and allow us to tell you how you’re doing.<\/p>\n
1. What is your relationship with pizza?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. It’s an occasional treat, and you always go gourmet, with exotic toppings.<\/p>\n B. You’ve got your fancy place and you’ve got your “just fill me with cheese and carbs now please” place, and there’s a time for each.<\/p>\n C. You’ve been accused of “abusing” the Papa John’s rewards program.<\/p>\n D. You order in bulk, between the hours of 2 and 5 a.m., and subsist on the leftovers for days.<\/p>\n 2. Of the clothes you are wearing right now, how many of them are ripped\/stained?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. None. Even your skivvies are brand spankin’ new.<\/p>\n B. You’re looking overall sharp, but it may be time to retire these boots.<\/p>\n C. You are wearing a t-shirt from a play you appeared in during the Bush administration.<\/p>\n D. Sure, there are holes, but you can’t see them, because you have Sharpied your skin to match the fabric.<\/p>\n 3. What’s your morning routine?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Quick but vigorous exercise, kale smoothie, ten minutes of meditation.<\/p>\n B. Listen to NPR while you make some scrambled eggs.<\/p>\n C. Hit the snooze button eight times, spill coffee on your shirt as you sprint out the door.<\/p>\n D. Your day begins after morning is technically over.<\/p>\n 4. You keep your money:<\/strong><\/p>\n A. In a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds.<\/p>\n B. Mostly in a checking account, but you chip in to savings whenever you can.<\/p>\n C. In a coffee can, which you cash in at a change machine roughly once a month.<\/p>\n D. LOL “money.” That’s hilarious.<\/p>\n 5. When someone calls you an adult, you:<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Puff your chest out with pride.<\/p>\n B. Smile, but feel slightly like an impostor.<\/p>\n C. Laugh until the root beer comes out of your nose.<\/p>\n D. Look behind you to see who they’re talking to.<\/p>\n 6. What day is your trash picked up?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Wednesday.<\/p>\n B. Wednesday?<\/p>\n C. One of the middle ones. You leave it out Monday through Thursday, just in case.<\/p>\n D. Who can say, really? It’s just one of those mysteries of life.<\/p>\n 7. How do you watch television?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. On your gorgeous hi-def screen, using your cable subscription.<\/p>\n B. Through a complex network of apps that you have rigged to connect to your TV.<\/p>\n C. On your ancient and increasingly senile laptop, using your mom’s Netflix account.<\/p>\n D. Over people’s shoulders on public transportation.<\/p>\n 8. How often do you check your voicemail?<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Every time you get a new one. Unchecked messages make you crazy.<\/p>\n B. Once every week or so, once you’ve fortified yourself against the anxiety.<\/p>\n C. Your voicemail greeting is “if you really knew me, you’d text.”<\/p>\n D. Why would you even SAY the V word??? Your whole day is ruined now, just contemplating all the bad news probably waiting for you there. Not that that will make you check it.<\/p>\n 9. Netflix recommends:<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Cerebral documentaries.<\/p>\n B. Indie Dramas featuring a strong female lead.<\/p>\n C. Mind-bending fantasies.<\/p>\n D. Cartoons!<\/p>\n So just how grown up are you?<\/em><\/p>\n Mostly As: You are a tooth-flossing, power suit rocking, thank you note sending adulthood machine! And that’s great, as long as you remember to still have fun. Life ain’t a race and your youth will come to an end \u00a0all on its own, so leave some room for the kid stuff while it lasts.<\/p>\n Mostly Bs: You’re \u00a0transitioning into adulthood gracefully and at your own pace. Sure your phone screen has a few cracks in it, but what interesting person’s \u00a0doesn’t<\/em>?<\/p>\n Mostly Cs: What’s the rush? You’re having plenty of fun holding on to your youthful sense of spontaneity and irreverence. (Except when the rent is late and you can’t find your keys again. That part is not as much fun.)<\/p>\n Mostly Ds: You are not only not journeying forth into adulthood, you are actively trying to beat back against the current. Which: you’re not ready until you’re ready, but consider the possibility that your life might be a little more fun if it was a little less chaotic.<\/p>\n So where are you in the great board game of Life?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the United States, we become legal adults at the age of eighteen, but it takes most of us a lot longer than that to really feel we’ve joined the ranks of the mature. (And continue reading<\/span>