The Importance of Accepting Adults

Kevin Smith: One of the things during the movie that it's not entirely frustrating is Kevin's refusal to ask adults for help or even really interact with adults. Even at the end, when he's terrified of the burglars, he puts on a fake adult voice to call 911. I think that's more of an artistic choice about children not believing adults will interact with them. But yeah, the... It begs, believe like, why didn't he just send it to the cashier or the drug store worker?