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Joshua Rothman

Are Grownups Just Giant Kids? Illustration by Josie Norton Children and adults are a lot alike—both enjoy a yummy treat or a new toy, be it a miniature race car or a real one, and both resent being left out—and yet there are many social and cultural barriers between childhood and adulthood. “Adult life can come to feel random—in the midst of it, you find yourself hemmed in by seemingly arbitrary circumstances,” Joshua Rothman writes. “It can help to conjure a sense of being the same person you’ve always been.” Read the column » Open Questions publishes every Tuesday.