Grow Up? Not So Fast...

Becka sent me an article today (yesterday for you normal people) about a group of people called "twixters". Apparently, this group consists of people aged 18 - 25 that have been to college or university but are putting off starting a career, getting married, buying a house, etc. I guess you could say that I fit into this category. Although I didn't graduate with a degree in college, I do hold a certificate and have 2 years under my belt. Now I'm just sitting around wondering what to do next. Here are some clips from the article:

"Social scientists are starting to realize that a permanent shift has taken place in the way we live our lives. In the past, people moved from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood, but today there is a new, intermediate phase along the way. The years from 18 until 25 and even beyond have become a distinct and separate life stage, a strange, transitional never-never land between adolescence and adulthood in which people stall for a few extra years, putting off the iron cage of adult responsibility that constantly threatens to crash down on them."

"The twixters aren't lazy, the argument goes, they're reaping the fruit of decades of American affluence and social liberation. This new period is a chance for young people to savor the pleasures of irresponsibility, search their souls and choose their life paths."