[quote]TLDR: I realized that my childhood is over and that my parents aren’t gonna be around forever and the reality of all of that is seriously killing my mood the older I get. [/quote] You are devastated because you are confusing maturity/immaturity with adulthood/childhood. [quote]And it’s been really bringing me down lately. Every so often I’ll think about it and it’ll make me sad. I’m about to turn 21 in a few months and it’s beginning to dawn on me that I’m not a kid anymore. [/quote] You can be a responsible adult while still having your child-like wonder. [quote]My whole life I’ve lived under my parents’ wing and they’ve just always been there. But recently it’s hitting me that my life is different now and I’m never going to be a kid again. [/quote] Correction: you’re never going to be immature/co-dependent again, or at least you won’t if you plan on making it. [quote]I have responsibilities and things to do.[/quote] Your parents gave responsibilities to you as a child, correct? [quote]I’m going to miss going places with my mom and dad and in general just being young because I feel like my youth went by way too fast.[/quote] This is a sad truth. 80-90% of the time offspring spend with their parents or together as a family for that matter are during the childhood years. But you can still make the effort to spend time with them anyways. [quote]What hits me hardest of all is that one day I’m going to have to live through my parents dying and that along with getting older in general that makes me really depressed the older I get really.[/quote] Short human lifespans bless you with putting what’s important into perspective. [quote]I have everything someone my age could want. A girlfriend, a good paying job, friends, all the latest consoles, a monster PC, everything really; but the fact that I’m never going to be a kid again and my parents will die one day kinda just destroys all of that. Have any of you ever felt this way? Sorry if the serious tone is kinda off putting.[/quote] The bittersweet wisdom that is granted by mortality: Don’t waste it; make it count.