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In childhood every birthday is a joyous occasion signifying the urgent wish to be older, more capable, more mature. Then as childhood passes into adolescence, certain birthdays become more significant, but still signify the attainment of privilege and status. Sixteen—”and never been kissed/’ Eighteen—”I made it. I can vote and go to war” and twenty-one—“No more fake I.D.’s, I can drink legally.”
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Colarusso, C.A. (1994). The Power of Time. In: Fulfillment in Adulthood. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6509-7_11
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