( text ) May 13th

[alborada]

[ Despite an... enlightening? conversation with a coworker, Sylvarie still found herself wanting more perspectives on a topic that had been increasingly nagging at her.

To ask those from different parts of Vaikuntha was one thing, but what of asking those who were from different worlds altogether? Maybe one could at least provide some sense of peace. ]

I understand everyone is still settling in to life here, trying to discover for themselves how our world works. But the truth of the matter is, those who have been recovered from the Dream Width have made their own contributions to Vaikuntha as well, with their technology, cultures and customs. molding our way of life over many generations.

With that in mind, I would like to ask what it means to be an 'adult' in your worlds, what responsibilities come with being deemed as such? Does it involve a rite of passage, or is a person merely proclaimed as such once they are of a certain age? Even here what a person may or may not do differs drastically depending on which country you are in.

... And would those adult responsibilities mean going to a chocobo festival is out of the question and childish?

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[despairing_hope]

Even if the law doesn't let you have full control of your finances, that doesn't mean you are not independent. A financial guardian can't tell you what to do, they can only limit what you can spend. In some ways it makes life easier. At least in my experience they take care of a lot of things that is hard to keep track of when you're a child, or not prepared for it. And really, even as an adult you can keep them. The important part of independence is no one is telling you you must be X Y and Z. It's when you are under family that you must listen to them even if you don't want to do something.

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[alborada]

It’s true, having another manage finances does make life easier. [ Not that she spent much to begin with. ] But I do not wish to be a spoiled child.

And that is the problem right now, being under that family.

[ The only family she had left, but a ago to didn’t need to know that. ]

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[despairing_hope]

Does that make you a spoiled child? I had someone who managed my finances for me, I never considered myself spoiled. In fact, I feel it was more responsible to let him take care of it all. Estates are hard to manage, and assets need to be watched. Trying to do it all yourself when you can't sounds more like a spoiled child to me.