THINGS I WISH MY KIDS WOULD ASK ME
Editor’s NOTE: Barry Courter has a 22-year-old son who recently graduated from college and an 18-year-old daughter who is a senior in high school.
Q: Dad, I just turned 18. What does that mean exactly?
A: It means that you are now an adult, and you now have certain privileges, rights, expectations and responsibilities. A lot of people forget that last part. It means you can, and should, vote. You are responsible for taking that seriously. It also means a good number of the built-in excuses that come with youth are gone. You are now an adult, and you are expected to act like it. You always have, so just keep doing what you are doing.
— By Barry Courter