*

Adrienne Ross

Adrienne Ross is owner of Adrienne Ross Communications and a former Southeast Missourian editorial board member.

If adulting were easy, more adults would do it

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 ~ Updated 9:45 PM

Adulting isn't easy. If it were, more adults would do it. Now, I've never been a fan of the term. In fact, "adulting" gets under my skin, but I'm in a season of life that has caused me to see that at times, it's the best description of the responsibilities many of us face. And just because one has reached 18 years of age or 25 or 30 or any of the ages we've designated as landmarks of maturity, doesn't mean he or she is engaged in taking on those responsibilities -- of adulting.

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.