It’s difficult,honestly,to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to.The boss with a henpecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home.But as he walks through the office door,and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for advice,he grows into a fully mature man.And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel,as we age,a kind of progression of states,from the baby to the adult.Most people feel,on Tuesday,about three years old,and on a Wednesday,around 80.I remember feeling very grown-up at eight,a time when I was weighed down with responsibility.These days,much older,I can,in the company of people I feel at ease with,feel like a young girl.

　　There’s a common remark that “all men are little boys”,but it’s not true.It’s more true that men often behave like little boys.But nearly all people,at some moments in their lives,are capable of great maturity.

　　Once your baby arrives,you’ll soon feel less childlike,or rather,less often.When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug,the adult in you will rise up to prevent it.You’ll see you have very little in common with a needy child,particularly if it’s looking to you for comfort and support.

　　Comfort yourself,David,with two truths.One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they,like you,feel frightened.And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact that they don’t feel grown-up.

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