When I was a kid, I used to think there was this strong dividing line between child and adulthood. One day, you would have a birthday, or sign a lease, or buy a car, and that meant that you would suddenly be an adult. All the skills you had spent your childhood learning, in school or more often not, would now be your tool kit to deal with adult life. I guess I also assumed that with this swift transition came some sort of confidence. Now I would know that whatever adult life