Abigail

Today, on June 2, Abigail is 21 years old. She treats this is a major milestone in her life. 21 is officially adulthood. She can go into a bar and order drinks, she can vote, and she believes that this is it. From here on she can make her own decisions because she is a grownup.

We are having a lot of arguments about this. She is far from being a grownup. Abigail wouldn't be able to find her way out of a paper bag. She needs supervision and guidance. As much as she resents it she does need it. Ok, so we are prejudiced. We still see her as a little girl. But the truth is that she can not be independent as she would like to be.

And these lead to constant arguments. She decides something and if we do not agree with her there is the argument. Her slogan is that I am not a child anymore, I know what I am doing. Yet, at every event, every corner her mom's advice is asked for.

For one thing, she can not drive for which I am very glad because she is a little haphazard and I am afraid she would get into accidents. She also does not know the city so moving around would create problems. Because of this she always relies on her mom or friends to provide her with transportation. Note: most of her friends drive.

So, calendat wise she might be 21 but in our eyes she is still a little girl!