Sweet 18th

แจสมิน สุขสันต์วันเกิด ครบ 18 ปีนะ
Happy 18^th Birthday Jasmine! 

I could not believe you are now 18^th! 

As a mom, it just can’t help to see the 5 years old in the 18^th.  As you are becoming adulthood, it is also the time for me to adjust myself as well.  While I am trying to treat you as an adult, it might happen that I still treat you as a kid, but I hope you will understand me as it is not easy for me to just change in one day. I will keep trying. Just two things will never change is I love you so much and I believe in you.

I need to also learn what 18 years old can do now.  I read from this website.
50 Things You Can Legally Do When You Turn 18 (grownandflown.com)

OMG, I am not used to several of the 50 things below but I believe in you and I believe you will make good decisions for yourself regardless of what the legal paper says.

Love you always!
Mom 😊 

What teens can do when they turn 18:

1. Vote (you probably knew that one)

2. Join the Military

3. Register for  the Selective Service (mandatory for males)

4. Buy a lottery ticket

5. Have an alcoholic drink in most places outside of the US

6. Get a body piercing or tattoo without parental consent

7. Buy a pet

8. Sign a contract

9. Change their name

10. Open a brokerage account and buy stock

11. Use a meat/deli slicer at a grocery store job

12. Book a hotel room

13. Become a realtor

14. Become a notary public

15. Enter an adults-only store

16. Skydive

17. Give consent for their own vaccines

18. Work in a bar and serve drinks

19. Sign themselves out of high school

20. Be called for jury duty

21. Open a bank account

22. Have sex legally with someone over 18

23. Get married without parental permission

24. Get a 10 year Passport

25. Get a Costco card

26. Buy real estate or apply for a mortgage

27. Apply to find their biological parents if they are adopted

28. Drive a taxi

29. Get a license to drive a truck

30. Be the only one home when a service repair person needs to enter the home.

31. Go to the ER alone and get treatment

32. Work full time in the school year

33. Register to give blood or be an organ donor

34. Apply for credit cards

35. File a lawsuit

36. Adopt a child   

37. Create a will

38. Buy a car

39. Rent an apartment

40. Buy pornography

42. Sue someone

43. Pawn your belongings

44. Buy spray paint

45. Bet on a horse race

46. Buy cough suppressants

47. Rent Airbnb

48. Use a ride sharing scooter like Bird or Lime

49. Consent to their own medical care

50. Move out of their parents’ home.