Independent Writing Project

Writing Prompt: What are the main similarities and differences between childhood and adulthood?

                There are many similarities and differences between childhood and adulthood. These things range from responsibility to occupation to maturity level. As a child you have less responsibilities, no job because you are required to go school, and you are not expected to be very mature. As an adult, things are completely different. You have many responsibilities, a job that enables you to make money to support your family, and you are expected to be very mature, polite, and well behaved.

               There are a few similarities between childhood and adulthood. These similarities are:

·         That you still have to do your job, whether that job is going to school and doing your work or going to work every day to make money that enables you to support your family.

·         That you are still expected to be mature to some extent. Children are supposed to act mature by behaving in public and being polite, etc. Adults have to be mature all the time.

·         Adults and children both have responsibilities. Even though some of the responsibilities that they have are the same, (such as taking care of yourself), many of their responsibilities are very different.

       There are also many differences between childhood and adulthood. These differences are:

·         Adults have to go to work to make money, and children don’t have to make money, they have to go to school. Adults have to work because they are responsible for their families and making money to support them.

·         Adults have MANY more responsibilities than kids do. Adults have to work to support their families. Children have to go to school. Adults have to cook and clean for the children. Adults have to shop and buy necessities for their children. They are also 100 percent responsible for their children and their actions, whereas children are only responsible for themselves and their own actions.

·         Adults are expected to have a higher level of maturity than kids. They have to always be polite, honest, and well behaved. Children are not usually mature enough to understand this, so most children are only mature enough to be on their best behavior for an hour and a half.

       In conclusion, there are many similarities and differences between childhood and adulthood. A person’s responsibilities, occupation, and maturity level play a very big role in a person’s coming of age experience.