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This quote from Never Been Kissed<\/em> always gets me thinking about maturity: \u201cBoys, you know, I\u2019d like to tell you that we grow out of it. But that\u2019s a lie. Some of us will always be rattling cages.\u201d And I think that\u2019s true. Not just men, but women, too. Some of us will always be immature, not really knowing how to be an adult. Why do we do that? Is it out of fear? Is it a defense mechanism? Growing up is scary; I\u2019m about to face the real world and couldn\u2019t be more terrified. But you know what? I\u2019m also excited. Growing up doesn\u2019t have to be a stressful thing. I think that once you accept that you\u2019re an adult, you\u2019ll be liberated from any kind of fear that spurs immaturity. So grow up. Be liberated. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I got to thinking about growing up. When do we really reach maturity? Should we automatically be mature, having it all figured out by our twenties? Or does it take much longer than that? I\u2019m not really sure when maturity … Continue reading