Posted by Dinah on April 23, 2008, at 19:33:51
In reply to Re: There are grownups younger than me, posted by MissK on April 23, 2008, at 19:20:04
Perhaps it's a term with idiosyncratic meaning to myself. It wouldn't be the first.
But there's no way to know unless I use it around people who don't know me as well as my husband or therapist do. They always know what I'm talking about, so I assume others will as well. Maybe I forget how long it took them to figure it out.
Unfortunately, if I ever knew how to explain it for non-Dinah ears, I've apparently forgotten that too. All that springs to mind is "You know... Grown Up." Which I suppose isn't that helpful.
But when I think of people who are grown up, they aren't necessarily mature. And some mature people I know aren't necessarily grown up. So I know it's not a synonym.
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