Kirstin Maldonado Quotes

The struggle to be considered a grown-up begins, I believe, shortly after birth.

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own.

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

I'm ready to live on my own. It's a really big step, but I'm ready.

There's nothing more adult than being ripped away from friends and family, you know? Having to manage a life when you're not fully there, manage a life when you don't make a lot of money. It's very adult.

Adulthood is hell.

I have a lot more responsibilities, I guess you could say. I have a lot more responsibilities than a lot of people my age.

After all, we are not children. It's time we planned our life.

I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!

The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time.

It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.

You have to eventually grow up and take control of your life, which is very hard to do.

When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.

I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.

I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.

It was when I came back from Leeds that things started to change. I went from being a kid to having to man up and going into a man's game.

I'm definitely not eager to grow up, but I do like some adult stuff.

I really don't want to feel like an adult.

I'm a grown man now, I've got a family, I understand responsibility.

Living by yourself, technically by yourself, at the age of 16 is not easy to do.

Both my kids are above 30 now... grown up enough to take their own decisions.

When you're a kid, you live carefree. You notice things that go on around you, but you live like a kid with no worries until you get to that certain age where trials and tribulations come and you gotta fight and stay on your toes.

Scott: I don't think I'm ready to be a grown-up. Kim: I don't think you are either, buddy. But hey, you'll get it. It just takes practice.

I wanted to be grown up the minute I could.

Through a huge duration of my life, someone has always picked up after me. And when you're on your own and you're trying to be independent, it's definitely different.