It seems that this is a term you hear that is used to condemn someone for acting immaturely. Usually, it is a way of telling someone that you are unhappy with what they have done and they should be more adult. I, however, believe that growing up has lost its association with maturity.
Simply growing up doesn’t make someone any more mature or conscientious than they were as a youth or child for that matter. It simply makes them older. On another note, growing up doesn’t even require maturity, unless you are solely referring to age. Growing up doesn’t even garner experience as many people have proven riding the coat tales of their parent.
What I think people are really saying when they encourage more grown up behavior, is asking someone to think beyond themselves. Think of how their actions may effect others. Think of the impression or consequence you actions may cause to others. At least that is my opinion.
Why do I right, this? I was at the lake yesterday and I saw a woman doing something not very becoming of her age, and no I didn’t tell her to grow up. But the expression on her teenage daughters faces as they watched what their mother was doing and the attention it was attracting clearly indicated that they would have like nothing more than to have their mother, “grow up.”
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