Adulthood

In this meetup we will talk about adulthood. What is the essence of adulthood? What sets it apart from childhood or adolescence? How is adulthood defined across different cultures that you have experienced? Do you see yourself as an adult? If so, at what point in your life did you become a woman or a man? What did you have to give up along the way? What did you gain?

Let's dive into this topic together and share our thoughts and experiences! It doesn't matter where you stand with and how much knowledge or experience you have with regard to this topic. Everyone is welcome and fresh perspectives are always appreciated.

If you've never participated before, here's what to expect:

• 2 hours of deep, interesting conversations in a respectful environment that will elevate your spirit and give you new ideas for life, work or relationships.
• a supportive group of people sharing their own unique experiences and viewpoints, and encouraging you to do the same.
• a rich mix of newcomers and regulars from different countries and cultures for a broad diversity of opinions and experiences.

In order to cover the room expenses we will collect a small donation per participant.

Below are a few quotes on the topic that you can use for inspiration.

• "I'm not sure I'm adult yet." - Johnny Depp
• "Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise." - Margaret Atwood
• "I think it just helps to be very aware that fundamentally, there are no adults. Everyone is making it up as they go along. You have to find your own path, picking, choosing, taking and discarding as you see fit." - Naval Ravikant
• "What is an adult? A child blown up by age." - Simone de Beauvoir
• "Adults are obsolete children." - Dr. Seuss
• "The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love." - Niccolo Machiavelli
• "I believe that maturity is not an outgrowing, but a growing up: that an adult is not a dead child, but a child who survived." - Ursula K. Le Guin
• "A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong." - Thomas Szasz
• "The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise." - Alden Nowlan
• "Girls are socialised in ways that are harmful to their sense of self - to reduce themselves, to cater to the egos of men, to think of their bodies as repositories of shame. As adult women, many struggle to overcome, to unlearn, much of that social conditioning." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• "Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves." - Virginia Satir
• "Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?" - Erich Fromm