Is marriage and parenthood sort of like an extension of childhood?

I think in some ways marriage and parenthood are an extension of childhood in the sense that you share a house with other people and all your behaviors and actions come into question from someone other than local cops when you go to bed. I live with my mom and younger brother and I think in some ways that is what marriage is like: cooperating with others everyday and forfeiting your desires at the expense of the happiness of another person: your parents when you are a minor and your spouse when you are an adult. I know there are social differences with regards to acceptable behavior in each relationship but at the end of the day they are people, regardless of the title (wife, mother, etc) and so respect and consideration of their emotions and duties will likely have to be weighed to retain forgiveness and peacefulness in the house and avoid strain and bickering.Is marriage and parenthood sort of like an extension of childhood?
I don't think marriage and parenthood are extensions of childhood. I think what you're describing is just part of human nature. Co-operating, forgiving and forgetting to maintain a happy relationship is just how we are. Assuming you learn these qualities as a child, then your adult relationships should naturally be experienced this way (if not, you would end up splitting up and moving on). And then as a parent you would want your children to be happy and pass on the lessons you've learned to them.Is marriage and parenthood sort of like an extension of childhood?
umm, no I don't think so.





when you're a child you don't have so much responsibility other than your own self and things are almost always provided for you by your parents. when you're an adult, that role reverses or is no longer the case.





you have to fend for yourself and then when you are able to, you get to settle down and take care of not only yourself but your new family.
no i do not believe that. it is not in any way an extension of childhood