18th

So last week Thursday i turned the big 18 years old. 18 is supposedly the year which you become an adult, or at least can make more decisions. I actually don't feel like I am ready for this type of transition. For the last 18 years of my life, I have been a kid, I have a question which I am not really sure what he answer is, "When does a kid become an adult?" One day I was a kid and the next I became an adult? I feel an individual decides when they become an adult, it doesn't just come with age. A certain level of maturity is required to be an adult, and this level of maturity needs to be maintained. I don't really want to make a commitment to being all goody two shoes at this moment, and want to make the transition when I feel that I am ready. Adults are faced with the same decisions as kids, but the only difference seems to be the consequences. I remember my court date last year for my speeding ticket, and i was one of the only people under 18 in the room. I was able to go up to the judge with my mother rather than by myself. Things are different now and if I go to court again, I will not only have to go up to the judge by myself, but the consequences could be harsher, maybe even including jail time. The decisions I make at this point in my life could either make it or break it. Being aware that I am now 18, I am more conscientious of my actions, and the possible consequences.