Posted on 01/20/2018 7:49:07 PM PST by Mariner
Adulthood does not begin until 24, scientists have concluded because young people are continuing their education for longer and delaying marriage and parenthood.
The traditional definition for adolescence is currently between and the ages of 10 and 19, which marked the beginnings of puberty and the perceived end of biological growth.
But, writing in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, scientists from the Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne argue the timings needs to be changed.
They point to the fact that the brain continues to mature beyond the age of 20, and many peoples wisdom teeth do not come through until the age of 25.
And people are also getting married and having children later, with the average man entering their first marriage aged 32.5 and women 30.6, an increase of eight years since the 1970s.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
A man in my building was on one of those LSTs———he was 17 years old———still doing pretty well-———tough generation.
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I was OSUT Infantry at Benning,Airborne,RIP onto Army history at 19 and I was one of the oldest. BTW,the oldest in Ranger School was 34!...America will always breed the best that she needs to protect her and her Constitution or we will bleed trying.
My whole bridge team on a CVN were ‘adolescents’ - imagine that.
So how old do you have to be to commit adultery now?
So, can we increase the voting age accordingly?
A month after my 24th birthday I received in the mail a statement from social security adminnstration stating I had my 39 required quarters in
Had also been married and living on my own for many years
The corrupt liberal courts can now lift the “privacy laws” for crimes committed to age 24, and protect the identities of ferals. The liberal utopian dream marches on.
I feel it was BOREDOM more than anything that drove people into marriage and family in the past. There are far too many solo options for relieving boredom nowadays.
>> At age 24, one could be an army veteran and still see the pediatrician.
Excellent contrast.
“It begins at 18.”
That’s how the draft board saw it.
There you go! Can’t have it both ways!
Not trying to be funny; that would actually be a good thing in my book.
I started Basic training at 17 with a parental waiver. a trained killer by 18.
Sissified lefties can’t crawl their butts out of bed and hold down a job until 25 now huh? Pathetic.
Fine, raise the voting age...............
for liberals perhaps 40..
If you’re a democrat, adulthood never begins!
The real truth is that some people are adults at 13 and some never attain adult hood.
more like 34
I’m 62. Never married or had kids...does that mean I’m not yet an adult? Don’t answer!
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