The ideal age to be Normally children wish they were grown up and old people wish they were young again. Each age has its own pleasures and pains. Childhood perhaps is the happiest age of all. The only thing you do during childhood is play, play and more play. But being a child doesn’t give too much freedom, as your parents would have restricted everything that you shouldn’t do. Adulthood on the other hand, gives pressure to your life. Works, family and finance will drive you crazy if you didn’t manage them well but as an adult, you have the freedom to do anything. Maturity is another advantage for adult to have the ability to respond to circumstances in more appropriate manner. In my humble opinion, the ideal age to be is 20. 20 is the age that lies in the transition between childhood and adulthood. You can act either as a teenager or an adult. At 20, nobody expect to have the maturity that a 40-year-old person possesses. You can also afford to have a family at 20. This is only my opinion. If you think the opposite, do tell me and others in the comment below. Cheers!