31 Jul 2008
Hugh Fitzgerald
You become a kidult two years after obtaining your majority. Hence the well-known phrase "23 kidult" which, worn down by time, became "23 skidoo."
4 Aug 2008
Mary Jackson
An interesting article. I read the piece by Richard Herring, whom I saw perform at the Edinburgh Festival.
I agree that the right to be "childlike" needs to be earned, and there is a huge difference between "childlike" and "childish". Childish behaviour in adults grates if they're just spoilt. Saudi Arabia is full of big kids - and that is not to trivialise the damage they do. A big baby is a selfish psychopath.
In a way, a sure sign of being grown-up is that you don't need to pretend, so you can laugh at fart jokes.
