Adults make a lot of mistakes. Stupid mistakes. They thought they have the situations in their hands, but no, they are so full of themselves they become too blinded to see what is real and truly matters. They thought they can fight against fate and time. They thought with their judgements they can make the right choice at the right time. But it's all just in their heads. And children, ignorant about the world, take adults and their stupid choices as leading modal. When the kids couldn't make sense of the events, they use their ignorance to interpret the adult world. And most often, they shift the blames of their "always right" leaders to themselves. Only to realise decades later when they become adults that this figuee is just human. When the enlightenment came, they break free from the chains. Sadly, some never manage to be enlightened.
Adults, foolish, blind and self righteous adults.