I Realized I Was a Grownup When…

Studio 360

Craving a KitchenAid; answering to “ma’am;” getting turned down for space camp – Martha Plimpton reads epiphanies on growing up from members of our live audience.

Weigh in: When did you realize you were a grown up?

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