Are You Ready to Sit at The Grown Folks’ Table? Here’s How to Tell…
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You watch. You wait. You dream. But until it happens you wonder: “Am I ready to sit at The Grown Folks’ Table?” It is a rite of passage, a coming of age moment to relish, when you are moved from kids, tweens, and teens space to “The Table”. Vying with those aged twentysomething and up for a coveted spot among the older generations is not easy. A seat at The Table is a jewel in the crown meaning you have arrived among your people. All of the young bloods mix and mingle with something to prove: successful adulting. A tap to “move on up” can mean any of the following: respect for your choices and for you; the expectation of financial stability for self and/or contribution to the family as needed; an invitation to gatherings not assumed attendance; a space at your side for a plus one; and being seen as a “responsible one” for anything or anyone from pets to elders and not the other way around. Here’s how to tell.
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Not to be taken lightly, sitting at The Grown Folks’ Table is not for everybody. You must be worthy, and you might have to level up. Respect...
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