As children or young adults, many people can’t wait to grow up—they are sick and tired of having to nap, eat their veggies, and have someone else handle their expenses. Yet the tables are quick to turn when they reach sought-after adulthood, and all of a sudden, they want nothing more than to take a nap, have a hearty home-cooked meal, and have someone else cover their bills for once.
These are just some examples of how things change once people enter the zone of being an adult, and we have many more on the list below! So scroll down to find some of the most spot on descriptions of what adulting is like, and upvote the ones that resonate with you the most.
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And being able to lay in bed at 2 am making your grocery list based on the layout of each store
My husband and I were just talking about this tonight. A million dollars sounded like a lot of money 20 years ago. Now we’re thinking about how it wouldn’t go very far
A checklist written in a language you don't understand, in black ink, on black paper, that you're trying to read in the dark.
I don’t remember the last time my iron saw the light of day. True adulting is not giving a flying f**k if your clothes have a few wrinkles. They’re only gonna have more by the end of the day
To be fair, at age 10 we all thought freedom was being able to eat ice cream for breakfast
Not doing so great on the third, the fourth was a lost cause years ago.
Currently going through this. My mother is going into long term care. The role reversal is truly bizarre
Had some leftover pizza for lunch today and leftover mashed potatoes for dinner and it was a win/win situation.
Yep. You finish cleaning the house just in time to start cleaning the house.
My wallet is fat. It's just filled with bills, receipts and IOUs instead of money.
I miss my bed from the second I crawl out of it to the second I crawl back in
Food tastes better when someone else prepares it. Why is cooking for yourself such a chore??
The only thing better than home time is bed time. Although, I gotta admit wine time is also pretty cool
Keep a pad of paper and pen in the kitchen. When you see something getting low, write it down on your grocery list.
My besties and I are all in our 40s and scattered across the country. We're planning a week-long sleepover in June at our Colorado friend's place. God help her poor husband. 😆
When I as eighteen, I wanted to take over the world. At 55, just turning on my dishwasher is exciting because I don’t have to wash it all
Where do they all even come from?! Like I know I haven’t made toast in more that a week! WTF me?!
Brain says let’s just get takeout. Bank account says b***h you eating ramen
I prefer Fridays, tbh. I much prefer them to Mondays. Everyone is frazzled on Monday so it easier trying to catch up from a Friday off. With Monday off, starting Tuesday everyone else has already settled into the week and I am the only one trying to catch up.
100% At this point I'm convinced that it is gone forever. I have this small particle of hope that I'll experience that, or something like it, in retirement, but it's a truly tiny hope.
I didn't have to wait until adulthood, it was pretty obvious. Me included.
I blame my parents' cooking. I didn't like certain foods because they didn't make them or made them poorly, but now I make a near daily habit of hummus.
For me it's my resignation letter. I've typed it out then deleted it twice now. Every Monday morning I've convinced myself I'm going to quit. And then somehow it's Friday again....
The only way I’m EVER moving again is if I have enough money to pay somebody to pack my s**t, move it, and unpack it at the other end
When you’re both hungry and thirsty but getting up off the sofa seems like more effort than it’s worth
And a global return of fascism promoting as many facets of bigotry as possible.
There's a good chance it wasn't just "one thing" that led to that breakdown. :(
Or you could figure that out for your self and not have to call your man for it. Google is there for a reason
As an adult I sleep whenever the hell I want. That's one of the only good things about it. I slept until 2pm one day last weekend.
Adulthood is like Las Vegas, it's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
I had to stop reading halfway through because this scares me. WHAT IF I FAIL MY FAMILY. WHAT IF I AM A FAILURE AND AM NOT GOOD AT ANYTHING AND DIE ALONE AND MISERABLE.
If you're concerned about it then it's not likely to happen. You'll be fine.
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I had to stop reading halfway through because this scares me. WHAT IF I FAIL MY FAMILY. WHAT IF I AM A FAILURE AND AM NOT GOOD AT ANYTHING AND DIE ALONE AND MISERABLE.
If you're concerned about it then it's not likely to happen. You'll be fine.
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