An altered version that makes a mite more sense

[X] You understand why showing up late makes problems for everyone
[X] You always carry a pen/pencil in your bag/purse/pocket
[ ] You no longer stay up until midnight when you have to be up by 6 the next morning
[ ] You have forgotten your own birthday
[X] You realize that calling in sick for the sniffles really isn't an option

[X] You know how to balance a checkbook, even if you never really do it
[X] You drink caffeine because you need it to function, not for the high
[X] You know which dishes to wash by hand and which to put in the machine
[X] You don't learn new languages just for the curse words
[X] When you say you're going to do something, it gets done
[X] You have successfully raised a garden

[ ] You study before the eleventh hour
[X] You know what the eleventh hour is
[X] You have hand washed your own car
[X] You can spell You, Why, and Are with more than one letter
[X] Your favorite kind of food is no longer cheese whiz or Oreos

[X] You can go to the store without loading up the cart with snacks and sweets
[ ] You understand politics
[X] You can type whole sentences without looking at the keyboard
[X] You have friends that aren't all your age or close to it
[X] You have been to a party that didn't revolve around consuming the most candy/booze/drugs and still had fun

[X] You have realized that practically no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job that isn't at a fast food restaurant
[X] You realize that college really IS important
[ ] You have been to a police station without being escorted
[X] You have been outside of your home state by yourself
[ ] You do your laundry when the basket fills, not when you run out of socks

[X] You have filed a tax return for more than a couple grand
[X] You have used a pay phone
[X] You have been served alcohol without needing to show your ID
[X] You have purchased stamps at the grocery store
[X] You have purchased a lottery ticket


Which puts me at... 25 Only a couple years off