The Nebulous Passage Into Womanhood – The New York Times

For many people, the moment that marks the onset of adulthood can be difficult to pinpoint. The milestone is seldom clear immediately or neatly, and many of us simply come to a point where we realize we are living in adulthood, yet wondering when we actually crossed into it.

This was on Charmaine Poh‘s mind when she found some family photo albums and looked back at images of her grandmother, aunts and other women in her family.