# Foreword Childhood could be fun, having friends and playing around at them is so much fun. Living a free life without having to think of anything. Being provided by everything you need by parents or guidance, waking up in the morning just to eat, bath and go to school was always fun and exciting. But no matter how times flies growth is inevitable, you keep growing and maturing and improving in life. No matter the length of time you will surely turn to an adult one day. Hello Steemit family, hope you all are well and healthy,will be talking about childhood or adulthood. ![IMG_20210929_144153_647.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURf35DAhWcinLAjXpgwqEFjseJAsiVWELgYaSAyqX1MK/IMG_20210929_144153_647.jpg) # Who is considered as a child in your country? A child is someone who is under the supervision of parents or guidance and the necessary needs are being catered by the parents and guidance. A child is from 1-17 years of age, the basic needs of the child is being provided such as food, clothes, education and so on. The child is being corrected by guidance or parents whenever he/she does something wrong and is being under the supervision of the parents or guidance. In my country a child in the childhood state have less control over their lives, they are being monitored, controlled and decision can't be made by them, they are in full custody and responsibilities of their parents or guidance. Children are free from worries and responsibilities, all they do is to have fun with their friends and play around with their friends. Their assignment is being assisted by their parents or guidance. # Who is an adult in your country? In my country and adult is someone is held accountable about his actions and decision. The mind is fully matured and you can differentiate between good and evil. An adult is someone who is fully matured and it's above 18 years of age, and fully responsible for his actions and knows that the reality of life is not just about eating, sleeping and going to school. An adult faces regrets of his actions, responsibility of making him/her self a better person, thinking about the realities of life, and making decisions. An adult is matured enough to handle some realities of life. # Childhood or Adulthood, which do you prefer? To be honest, I prefer my childhood more to adulthood. I was provided with everything I needed and special treatment too. Though I was purnished and flogged whenever I do something wrong but the fun and play are memories that can't be easily forgotten. As years begin to pass by, friends turns into class, am not your class becomes the reality of day. But no matter what I will prefer my childhood more to my adulthood. Adulthood is full of stress, fake friends are so much, they might be very good and close to you but still have evil intentions, worries about life, working hard to make money, parents looking up to you to be the best version of yourself, the stress of not being good enough at your work place, pressure and so on makes life so stressful as an adult. Adulthood still have some credits, it shapes who we are and ability to be responsible and pursue our dreams. # Give three reasons why you prefer childhood to adulthood * **Free from worries**: As a child there is nothing to worry about, just to live a free life , eat, sleep and go to school. Every neccessary needs is being provided for you but as an adult you have to be responsible and cater for both your needs and wants. Work hard to make all your dreams come through. * **Living a free life** A free life where you get to play with friends both at home and in school. The mind of the child is so innocent, nobody to think of hurting you, nobody to be jealous of you, just a life free of all these worries. Play around and have fun, even if your friend hurts you,it maybe by mistake or accidentally and they apologize and life continues. * **Free from the realities of life** The heart of man is so wicked and one needs to be careful. Friends betrays each other, sisters betrays each other and so on. As a child you can be able to speak with anyone unless on a contray by parents or guidance not to go close to someone. The innocent of a child is so pure even if you want to hurt that child he/she might not be aware. But as an adult, realities of life hits you, not everyone who actually speaks to you really mean well for you. # If you have pictures of your childhood and adulthood,we will like to see them Unfortunately, I don't have any picture of my childhood but can share picture of my adulthood. ![IMG_20210929_144153_647.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURf35DAhWcinLAjXpgwqEFjseJAsiVWELgYaSAyqX1MK/IMG_20210929_144153_647.jpg) # Conclusion Growth is inevitable and can't be denied and as years passes by, I have to take full responsible and accountable about the decisions I make and my actions. But my childhood still remains the best memories. Thank you for reading. Thank you for your time. I invite @precious123 and @samuel20 to partake in this contest.