Being an adult

All Grown Up

As a child, you're free from responsibilities and not having to worry about anything. When you're younger you get sick and might think that going to the doctor's is free. But to think about it, you have to worry about hospital fees. In reality adulthood is scary. As a therapist I get a lot of worries like this with my other clients. I have a client who has the same fear, her name is Stephanie. Her parents always tells her stuff before they even happens. Her parents are already trying to prepare her for these responsibilities. She tells me how she's not ready for these responsibilities and how her parents are hard on her. Ever since her parents got her a car for her birthday, she didn't realize how hard it was to pay her car each month and being responsible for the papers. Making sure she's all up to date on her car inspections. This is a lot for her to handle. Her parents have opened a bank account for her and she's responsible for what she buys and how she handles her money. Making sure to know how much needs to be left in there. Her parents are putting a lot on her shoulders as well as being responsible for her little sister and taking of her as much as a parent does. Stephanie has overcome this fear as well as accepting that she needs to learn now in case no one can teach her when she's older. She'll be prepared and know what to do and expect.