apparentlyeverything:

I sometimes wonder if some people here in their late teens/early 20s just rarely or never interact with unrelated adults older than them so they tend to base their understanding of what *adults* are like and how they should act on their relationships with their parents and teachers, and other authority figures. So many seem to believe that other adults, particularly those older than them, have a responsibility to protect them as if they’re still vulnerable children. They don’t seem to realize that they are in young adulthood themselves, and that other adults are not required to act as their mentors or stand-in parents. 

And like, I really don’t think they realize that most people in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond aren’t *that* different from them. Most are still dealing with some of the same shit that they were dealing with at age 20. If you don’t accept that humans are complicated and weird, no matter how old they are, you’re gonna have a hard time navigating your own adulthood. If you’re expecting every older person to be more mature and wiser than you, you’re gonna be very disappointed. People are hot messes at all ages.