Well, yes. When you decided what you wanted to do with your life, and made that decision stick over parental objections, that was in the nature of a declaration of adult independence. Good for you! Lots of people never make it that far. But, having done so, you can hardly expect to retract it eight years later. &quot;Mommy, Daddy, I don&#x27;t want to be a grownup any more!&quot; With whom do you imagine this playing well? How would you react if your presumably notional kid tried to pull it on you?