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[quote=Anonymous]I didn't feel completely like an adult until I was 28 and left the area where my family lived to go to grad school.  Up until that time, I was supporting myself but often went home to visit my parents and felt like I could always fall back on them if I had an emergency.  Living a six-hour drive away made me feel like I was really on my own for the first time.  This was, of course, back when the internet was in its infancy (early 80s) and my parents would never have been on email (yes, we had it back then but only a few people used it!).

But I also have to say that I didn't have my daughter until I was 38 and I always felt like other people with kids were more grown up than I was.  I think maybe that's because I didn't feel like I was very good at "girl" things and being a mom was a "girl" thing.  And maybe because it was my husband who really wanted children. I was happy to go along but it wasn't a big goal for me.

So I can't speak to your feelings, OP.  My mom was a stay-at-home mom for many years but she was also a civic volunteer and was on the town council. At some points my parents bought an office supply business so she was very much involved in running that with my dad helping her out.  But that wasn't until we were in high school so we definitely grew up with the stay-at-home mom model.  But, while I have a lot of respect for anyone who chooses to stay home and take care of their kids, that was never a goal for me.  I always wanted to work outside my home.[/quote]

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