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Depending on which country you live in, you officially turn into an adult when you’re 18 or 21. At that point you’re supposed to step into a promised era of endless responsibilities, bills, chores and mind-buggers that will have nothing similar to the liberating and cool world you dreamed of as a teen.

But ask my fellow millennials how it feels to be an adult and they will be short of words. The truth is, we don’t know, or we do but we don’t have words for it.

Luckily, this hilariously raw Twitter page “Adult Problem” does that job for us. By sharing painfully relatable posts about what it's like to be a modern adult, it shows the comical, genuine, witty, sometimes sad, and often cringe side of adulthood grown-ups often remain silent about.

“Where 9-5 doesn’t exist anymore, and we dress casual and fashionable at work,” says the page’s description and you can already guess the sense that the modern world’s adults are nothing like our parents and grandparents used to be when they were our age.

Psst! After you’re done, be sure to check out our previous post with more hilariously sad adulthood tweets that will make you laugh and then cry.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or being happy to be invited, then wanting to leave 5 minutes after you arrive 🤷🏼‍♀️

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“Contemporary adults are much less tied to neighbors and to local communities, such as churches and social clubs, compared to adults in the past century,” Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, the best-selling author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts told Bored Panda in an interview.

Dr. Tsipursky argues that “the social life of modern adults revolves much more around their friends and families, and they can connect with their loved ones across vast distances thanks to modern technology.”

Another key area of difference comes down to the modern technology. “Contemporary adults have a much vaster access to information than adults in the previous century, and can learn much more–and much more easily–than those in the past,” Dr. Tsipursky explained.

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He added that contemporary adults are also much more concerned with mental well-being, focusing on self-care and personal growth more than adults in the past.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our toilet was away from the cupboard, but my mother had decorated the room with a bunch of cats, so I would have to hold imaginary conversations while they watched me.

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Moreover, Dr. Tsipursky argues that contemporary adulthood is characterized by much less stability in approaches to jobs than adulthood in the previous century.

“For example, consider our work experiences. We are much less likely to stick with the same company throughout our lives, unlike in the past. Instead, contemporary adults work an average of three to five years with a company, focusing on their ability to gain skills and experience there, and then move on to a different company,” the author explained and added that many adults work as contractors, without a permanent tie to a company at all.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wish I could go back and just enjoy nap time after recess. Wake up, play with my finger pudding in art class and bring it home for mom to be placed on the fridge.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apperantly, I've been living off a diet of sour grapes and ugli fruit.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is what they want you to think but with every election comes more taxes and more expenses then they you realise you can't afford to live and you can't afford to die.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or possibly dive-bombed by a teenaged kitten. *washes her left back leg innocently*

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No idea how my parents were so patient with me. I didn't appreciate them enough.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: How many days can I miss this month and still be able to pay my bills? Bills: 2! You only get 2 days this month that’s it! And you you were already sick/had a PTO day off twice this month! Go to work! Lol Me: oh well, do I really need to pay….. Bills: GO TO WORK !!!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always have to use the L on my hand for L and R. Also lefty loosey righty tighty is said in my head more than it should be.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kid loves socks and goes through tons of them because he likes to wear “hand socks”. At 6 yo he got his first pair of gloves. Mind blown 🤯!!! (we live in Arizona, the desert, so not a necessary clothing item for us). But as an adult, I do love being gifted socks, especially if they’re colorful or funny.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The word for gloves in German is literally "hand shoes" so maybe he's on to something.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being gifted socks also shows someone truly cares about your comfort and well-being! Which is why they are usually terrible gifts for kids (unless they fit a fandom or something), who tend not to place much value on comfort (and are often miserable in discomfort, without having any idea why they feel so out-of-sorts). My Dad would always tell my sister and I that he wanted socks and underwear for gift-giving occasions, and we found that so boring when we were teens. So much effort to try to find creative gifts that often went unused. Everyone was happier once we conceded and started buying nice socks. (Not underwear. Sorry, not going there until he can no longer buy those himself!)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

75 yrs young & love all my fuzzy socks, don't touch my fuzzy socks...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It gives me an excuse to have socks for making puppets with since I'm not waiting for the old ones to completely wear through before replacing them.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It replaces the ones Bouche has killed. Who knew socks were so dangerous, or kittens so brave?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boyfriend wears a size 16 shoe. Socks are difficult to find in store, so I get him socks regularly from an online store, just as a "I thought about you and love you" gift

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Socks are a great gift. Especially soft, warm, fuzzy socks. But they have to fit right.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At a time in my life, I mostly had orphan-socks in my sock drawer, so I just started taking any two socks, sometimes no one would notice, sometimes someone would, I always told those people it was "happy sock day" 🤣

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and it is not having to use precious counter space on yet another kitchen apliance that you will only use a few times (like a waffle iron), but don't think that you can throw out due to a risk of offending the giver.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Phones are for BP, restaurant games, cute cat pics, and occasionally texting.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You need to get enough sleep so you won’t be tired. But you can’t get too much sleep or you’ll wake up tired; because thst’s a thing that happens

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have scheduled a moment in my week when I allow myself to cry for 10 minutes

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was me until I broke down and got the way too expensive, supportive matress. Life changing and no more old people pains when I wake up.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Monday = Monday Tuesday = Monday Wednesday = Monday Thursday = Monday Friday = thank heavens it's not Monday anymore.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously. But with out the degree and 7 years experience you can't become a cashier now days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was the existential dread of wondering if your project would still be there when you got to school from using those crappy translucent neon-color floppy disks.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell me you're 26 without telling me you're 26. Oh sweet twitter account, come back to me when your age starts with an F.

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