Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
In Maryland, you can have a job and a learner’s driver permit [with the appropriate permission slips] when you turn 15. At 16, you can legally consent to sex, and/or with your parents’ consent, you can get married. A movie with an adult rating says you have to be 17 to get in and see it. At 18 you can get married, buy your own smokes, enlist in the military and vote. At 21 you can buy booze.
I can’t answer for anyone else, but I know when I exactly when it happened to me. I was 23, in Dr. Michael’s office and got told I was pregnant. I just stared at the doctor for a long moment as suddenly it crashed in, over, on me – all the weight of responsibility, all the understanding, all the duty. By bringing another life into this world, I had made myself accountable for his or her wellbeing and development. That moment changed me immediately and irrevocably. It was my turn to be the adult; the switch had flipped and there was no going back.