What does it mean to be an adult? When you're an adult you depend on your self and do everything for your self. You have to be reasonable. You have to cook your own food and do your own laundry. Have to go out and get a job and go to work everyday also pay bills. Although you can do what you want when you want that's the good thing. Some people who are living the adult life have it good but some don't. Some people cant make it on their own move back in with their mom and dad. If you come an adult you will know. You will have to do everything and feel like everything is on you. People have to do stuff on their own and they have never done it before. Its hard being an adult, adults have kids and you have to take care of them. You have to work a lot to get the money for the kids to grow up .