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Adulting is hard and we sometimes (read: very often) wish we were cats. We wouldn’t have to worry about paying rent, breaking our backs at work, making dinner every night, the horrors of inflation, and the looming financial Apocalypse. Even if cathood is off the table, we’d love to be kids again and enjoy life without worrying about every tiny little thing. Unfortunately, you can’t turn back the clock to a simpler time in our lives.

Being responsible for yourself and for others can be overwhelming. And redditors opened up about the things they dislike the most about adult life in a very candid thread on r/AskReddit, started up by u/RowBowBooty.

From major financial pressures and never having enough time for leisure to something as simple as figuring out what to eat for every gosh-darned meal for the rest of your life, adults have it hard. Scroll down for the biggest adulthood challenges, as shared by these redditors. Once you’re done upvoting the posts that you agree with the most, drop by the comment section and tell us about what you absolutely loathe about being a grown-up, dear Pandas.

Bored Panda reached out to the author of the thread, redditor u/RowBowBooty, to get their perspective about adulthood and its challenges. He was kind enough to answer all of our questions. "It’s not always a bad thing to be an adult and responsible, but it’s just not what I imagined as a kid and wanted to know how others feel about adulthood. I wanted to commiserate with those who were somewhat frustrated with adulthood like I was." You'll find our full candid interview with the author of the thread below.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Figuring out what to make/eat for dinner every day of your life

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Redditor u/RowBowBooty was very honest about the inspiration behind the question on r/AskReddit. "I asked the question because the older I get, the more I realize that adulthood is not what I imagined it would be. Sure, as an adult you have to work hard, but as a kid, I was always a hard worker. What I wasn’t prepared for was the heavy weight of responsibility for yourself and your family," he told Bored Panda.

"I’m only 24, but I’m married and we are planning a family. My wife has been having medical issues and can’t work. Now I’m responsible for my family’s well-being. I have to worry about getting good health insurance, paying bills and putting food on the table, even little things like doing our taxes right add to the pressure," the redditor explained that all of this responsibility can sometimes feel utterly overwhelming. And that was what prompted him to turn to Reddit to get other people's perspectives.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Having the knowledge, but not the time, energy or enthusiasm to learn all the cool stuff you always wanted to know how to do as a kid.

__--__7 , Zohre Nemati Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Chores… they take up so much time if you don’t want to live like your in a pig pen.

Kek_Boii , Christelle Hayek Report

"As a kid, I had to work hard but at the end of the day getting food and housing and taking care of us weren’t my responsibility," the redditor explained that hard work as a kid and an adult are two vastly different things. However, the author of the thread doesn't believe that he'd give up adulthood to be a kid again.

"Even though adulthood is tough, I don’t think, given the choice, that I would ever choose to go back to being a kid again. The people I have met and now love and the sometimes painful lessons I have learned are not things I would ever want to give up," he said that he wouldn't want to let go of all the important connections and experiences.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Knowing the fact that one day, you won't have your parents to help you anymore, you could easily wind up broke and homeless and you're nearing closer and closer to your own death.

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K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have any parents anymore my dad died 13 yrs ago my mom died a year ago last week, my brother died in October. I feel extremely untethered like I don't belong to anyone anymore. No one left that loves me my whole entire life and knew me when. It's really hard to put into words. I imagine it's like floating in space all by yourself. Especially my mom being gone. No one knew me like her and no one will ever protect me like she did ever again. I just keep telling myself im this person for my daughter and I do my best.

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dieFledermaus
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so sorry for your loss. The day this happens to me I plan to sell everything I have, buy a van I can also sleep in and just hit the road. Never stop traveling. A place isn't roots. People are roots.

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TonyTee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This hit me right in the feels. I already lost my father back in November, my world isn't the same without him. Now I live in fear, worrying about losing my mother too. Just knowing that day is coming has me so God damn stressed tf out, and depressed. This one stresses me more out than anything. As selfish as I may sound, if I had it my way, both my parents would outlive me.

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TonyTee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They say a parent's worst nightmare is having to bury a child. But what they don't seem to understand is a child's worst nightmare is having to bury their parents.. 😣

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Tor-Arne Hjellen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, being the only child, no spouse/girlfriend, no children.. and aging parents... Knowing that when I get old, there's no one to get old with.. and when dead & gone, no one will remember me. On the lighter side, we're all only 2-3 stupid decisions away from being broke and homeless...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huh. I'd have guessed you were Norwegian with that name. As a Norwegian myself, I'd have to make a lot more than 2-3 stupid decisions to end up homeless. If I can't afford a home, my government will provide one for me.

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Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're all one circumstance away from having our world turned upside down.

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Kris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will spam you with my positivity today: Hopefully your parents raised you right and not with cusions under your arms. And when they die, you will keep living and your parents would be happy for you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. This is my worst fear I don't care if I lose all my money, my house or anything else. This will completely destroy me one day. Should I go to therapy lol?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Speak to someone on learning constructive coping mechanisms for when it happens. It could be a hobby, keeping a journal, cleaning your house excessively, telling a friend what to expect and what you may need at the time etc. Your will to survive is often stronger than you anticipate in such situations, especially if you don't want to let your parents down by giving eveything up.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know what's even scarier?? Living in a world where you can't look to your parents or anyone else as a safety net, they look at you for help. You can never fail once you've barely pulled yourself out of poverty.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you, i have not considered that among the very many things that could gone wrong in my life!! Another fear to consider at 4am i guess!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's IF your parents were able to help in in the first place.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find life tougher as I'm getting older (50s), and have more than once found myself sad that I don't have my parents around to help me figure things out. :-(

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep I know exactly where you're at. I'm 54 now , my mum died 20 years ago, my dad 15 years ago. Single, no prospects, no close friends. But funnily enough , despite some very hard times, I actually feel liberated by it. I stand alone( well me and my cat),in control of my own destiny , answerable to no one. It's actually quite peaceful on the outside.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And before that, as you both become older, you become the adult and they become more dependent on you for advice and help.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You will be alright. My parents could never help me financially but my mom gave me a bit of emotional support. My dad died when I was 10 and my mom when I just turned 30. It's a bit of a weird feeling because most people I know (I'm 33 now) still have their parents alive. But... I'm still alive - you just keep going. The worst thing for me is that my kids never will have that connection with their grandparents. I always get a bit of sting of sadness or maybe even some jealousy when I see grandparents who are interacting and have a relationship with their grandkids.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

43 but same. Even ten years later still feels too early and missing out on grandparents... No likey

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

Everyone has a set time on Earth. Learning to deal with loss of anyone dear, is the hardest part of being an adult.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 52 and just lost my Mom, and now my brother and I are kind of wandering about feeling like we've been orphaned. You know it's coming but you're never ready!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One would hope your not leeching off your parents til the day the die to not be broke or homeless.. I understand help and advice but not homeless.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't ever cross a street, you might get hit by a car. The list goes on. Gosh but living is so close to dying! Smile

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Jane Considine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss mine like crazy. I never had an expectation of financial help, though they did help me after a divorce and job loss. The help I miss is their advice and listening to all the things going on in my life. It's been years since they are gone but sometimes I just wish I could talk to them so badly. And yes, in the time I have left I often wonder if I have much to look forward to. I'll also add it was just the 3 of us and we were close. I realize I'm very lucky in that respect.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents are still alive but I don't expect them to fix my problems or support me, I'm also an adult, why should they.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i lost my spouse in 2018 and then both parental units less than a year apart 2019-2020 and THEN the 'rona hit. i'm still not coping...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're an adult you shouldn't be relying on your parents. It's sad to lose them but not because of reliance on them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been thinking a lot recently about how it's almost inevitable, being the spinster of my family, that I will probably have to move back to my hometown to take care of my aging parents at some point.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would wonder why, as an adult, you'd expect your parents to help you. One would think that by adulthood, you'd be able to not only help yourself, but to help your parents; THEY might need YOUR help. Families are different, though.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In every generation but the newest that was possible. Now it isn't. Feel bad for em boomers and my generation really screwed them over...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! You have no plan for living? By the time you first moved out from your parents (especially going to college), you are an adult and have to project forward. You can change a plan, doesn't mean you failed. Think someone is gonna rescue you? Some superhero will swoop in at the last minute? A network of friends can be a lifesaver for a little while. What exactly is stopping you from creating your own life. Yes, everyone will eventually fall away from your life, the key is to enjoy them RIGHT NOW! And when your time comes (everybody's will) no one will say "Gee, I wish I would have spent more time at the office!"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In a fortune cookie i found this: Enjoy life - it's later than you would believe. Since then I try...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the "bright side", once you're dead, you won't care about being broke and homeless anymore :P

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents just bought me a car because mine died. I'm 36. Definitely true for me.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming I think the toughest part is realising that Life can be absolutely f*cking brutal for no reason and out of nowhere. I think many of us were raised to believe that if we did things a certain way or achieved certain things that we’d have a level of protection against the worst life can throw. Like, working hard or getting a decent job or finding a good partner. And the next thing you know, boom, you’re in an accident and bed ridden for months. Or boom, someone you love gets a terrible addiction. Or boom, miscarriage. Boom, fire. And the older I get the more I see it happen to others too - no one is exempt. I was lucky my first “boom” happened fairly early so I’m a little more resilient now (though f*cking tired). My sister had her first big “boom” in her late 30s and it almost destroyed her. I think she thought she had life figured, and suddenly her world got flip turned upside down. It’s brutal and no one escapes, I don’t think. Maybe solitary Buddhist monks.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine graduating from college in 2008... right as the recession was getting into full swing.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Dealing with other emotionally incompetent adults just pisses me off.. like seriously my kids are more mature than some of my colleagues..

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 25 and I know people who are younger than me and more mature than I am. Then I know people who are older than me and I'm more mature than they are. I'm glad to be in the middle of that one 😅

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"Sometimes, I wish I could say things to my past self, teach him things I wish I had known and tell him to do things I wish I had done, but I wouldn’t go back. Even though adulthood is tough sometimes, and responsibility and worry increase, it comes with a deeper understanding of life and, ideally, greater satisfaction. Sacrificing certain things is hard, but I think it also gives life more meaning."

Some of the biggest problems that come with being a grown-up include a lack of energy and time to pursue the things that make life worth living. No matter if you’re sitting in front of a computer screen in your tiny cubicle/open-plan office or lifting crates at a warehouse all day, you might come back home 50 different shades of exhausted.

According to financial expert and author Sam Dogen, the founder of Financial Samurai, it’s important to work smart, not just hard. He explained to Bored Panda during a previous interview that the people who tend to brag about working overtime tend to want validation.

“Working long after your colleagues are gone means nobody will see your hard work. Hence, you need to tell people about it because the results often take time to manifest. The irony is, if you have great results, there’s no need to tell anybody how hard you work,” Sam said.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Like…the kitchen is just always dirty. I clean and clean and I look up and the sink is full of dishes again. It never ends.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Money. Money sucks and I hate having to worry about it all the time.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Feeling pressured to have sex.

I’m a virgin, not because of any religious/moral beliefs but because I simply haven’t found the time and the right person to do it with. I don’t want to do something so intimate with someone if I can’t trust them and/or connect with them. Society’s way of talking about sex and including sex in media so often makes me (21 F) feel unnecessarily ashamed for not having done it yet. I have been shamed at by men for saying “No” to their offers, and their “small” gestures to lure me in don’t help either.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't feel ashamed :) an experience having sex when you don't want to or just to get it out of the way isn't the same as one you're happier with. Unhappy sex is not worth having and good sex is worth waiting for.

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“In your 20s and 30s, you need to work BOTH smarter AND harder, especially if you are of average intelligence. The world is a brutally competitive place with some of the smartest people also working the hardest. So working long hours while you’re still young and learning is a matter of practicality,” the financial expert said that the world is a very tough, very competitive place.

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“You can’t expect to go straight to the corner office without putting in your dues. At the same time, you can’t expect to outperform your peers simply through hard work. You have to be strategic by building a strong network of relationships internally and externally (clients) who will pull to get you promoted and help you get paid at your next job.”

Meanwhile, when it comes to fighting burnout, Sam suggested taking sick days and mentally recharging. “Don’t just think being ill is just a physical thing. There are plenty of mental illnesses. They are just not as visible. There is no better time than right now to take sick days due to the pandemic and the greater awareness of mental health issues. There is simply no shame in healing the mind!”

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming It's not adulthood that sucks. It's that "the future" as promised never came. Growing up in the '80s and '90s, we were told that we'd have flying cars and no one would work who didn't want to. Instead, we got economic stagnation and social backsliding, thanks to one of the literal worst generations of leadership in recorded history, if not the worst.

We were promised the Moon, literally. We were told we'd be able to go there someday. What we actually got was the free fall of an empire and third-world working conditions due to botched globalization.

The West's "winning" the Cold War was actually a disaster for both sides. It led to poverty all over Eastern Europe, which in turn led to the extreme militarism of Russia's ruling class today... but, at the same time, the "death of communism" meant that capitalism no longer needed to prove itself a morally acceptable system, which led to removal (starting in the 1980s and '90s, and accelerating after 9/11) of all the restraints that prevented it from becoming its worst possible self.

michaelochurch , Anthony Tran Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming After awhile it all starts to blend together like the movie Groundhog's day.

diegojones4 , Columbia Pictures Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming I hate having to work. I’m not against the concept, I fully understand why you have to seek gainful employment. I just hate it.

an_ineffable_plan , Olga Serjantu Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Work wouldn't be so bad, if it didn't involve getting up early... or being 5 days a week (it used to be 6 days in the past, but the work week was reduced thanks to those "evil" liberals that get blamed for everything nowadays).

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Fitness expert and entrepreneur Jack Bly stressed to Bored Panda that it’s vital to prioritize our health and wellbeing. “To increase our work output, the #1 place I look at is health. Better health leads to more energy, more focus, and more productivity. To improve our health and ultimately our output, we need to make sure we’re doing things like sleeping 7-8 hours consistently, [having] good nutrition, [and maintaining] consistent exercise,” he told us earlier.

Eating well, getting enough sleep and movement, and taking care of the basics of what our bodies need make a “night and day difference in our output.” Jack said: “Prioritizing things like workouts actually gives us more energy rather than take energy.”

In the fitness expert’s opinion, the most important thing isn’t the number of hours that people work but the results that they get. In his view, people should focus on working smart.

“What truly matters is true output/results you can get. Person A: works 8 hours to get X work done; Person B: works 3 hours to get the same X work done. Which person would you rather be?”

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming It's frustrating how people expect you to have your sh*t together, even though we all know none of us truly have our sh*t together all the time

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Giving up becomes more appealing every year I get older.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds weird but growing up my mom always said she cant wait to be put in a nursing home. Everything would be right there, hair dresser, meals...i thought she was crazy. Here I am at 43, thinking damn...a nursing home sounds great! Food cooked, meds, TV and bingo allday, asleep by 8. CHAIR IN THE SHOWER! Sounds like a nice life to me!!

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming The unlearning of the lessons drilled into us as kids about fairness and equality

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Third Rule of Life: Nothing is Fair. Just because you work hard to do the right thing as often as possible doesn't mean others will see it and reciprocate. But it does make you a better human being.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming There's never enough time off, it's work, work, work almost the whole year with a couple of weeks where you can relax for a second and catch your breath.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

work, dinner, parenting, cleaning. Doing laundry (hiding in laundry room) is the highlight of the week now, so peaceful

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming People have abandoned their inner child and replaced it with sex, celebrity gossip, and judging others who live their truth.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't. A while ago I actually fulfilled one my childhood dreams and it felt sooooo good, I could feel my inner child crying with joy.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming The powerless feeling over everything.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are ALL strong. We may have our moments where we feel like we're powerless, but we all have remarkable power, that's why we're all still here going strong after going through very hard times. We need to believe in ourselves at all times. When we have moments we don't feel ok, that in itself is ok. We just have to remember we'll make it through like we always do

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Realizing the impermanence of everything you do.

That is, as a child, things seem truly permanent. But as you get older, everything you create has a shelf life to it, and will degrade. As a child, maybe you work with a parent to build a little treehouse fort, and from your perspective, it will last forever. As an adult, you pay 1-2 months' income to replace your furnace or your car's transmission or etc., and realize that you'll just have to do this again in 10-20 years, because everything wears out.

And this doesn't even touch the big impermanence issues - realizing that everything you do at work is a 2- or 4-year product/solution that will become garbage in the near future; or that no one will know a single thing about your life other than maybe your name in just a couple generations.

HungryLikeTheWolf99 , engin akyurt Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Cost of living and supporting myself on minimum wage. I just recently moved out 5 months ago and I haven’t graduated college yet. I make enough to survive but my meals are always a struggle. Whatever I can find that’s edible, I’m eating. I can’t buy in bulk and I only spend money when I absolutely have to. I just barely get by.

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Filing taxes every year. Like, the gov knows how much I make. Why make me report it? It would be easier for all of us if they just sent a bill of how much we owe instead of doing a bunch of- sighh...stupid, corrupt modafu-

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best solution is for the government to take the correc5 amount out in the first place, so we don’t have to file tax forms in the first place—-to correct all the errors of their shitty math skills.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming People/jobs expect you to not have a life outside of work.

OkHomework7009 , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming My childhood sucked so I enjoy the freedom that comes with adult hood. I cant really think of anything I dislike tbh.

Girl_Momof2 , Melissa Askew Report

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming I really hate those moments where I get a reality check about my childhood/teenage years. Since becoming an adult, I’ve been noticing problems in my family I would have never been able to see with my childhood naivety. Also, a certain music scene used to be a big part of my life. I’ve been an adult for close to a decade now, and half of the people I admired turned out to be very sh*tty people — with some even convicted and stuff. Gives me a really bad feeling about what/who used to give me a feeling of belonging and comfort in my teenage years

maggiecow , Laura Fuhrman Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been having the opposite. I always remembered my childhood as being very hard. The constant fights with my father, the corporal punishment at school, the overbearing expectations and indoctrination of religion, being institutionalised... But in actuality it wasn't so bad. I had a family that loved me despite my obvious issues. I had great family holidays, supporting parents that never pressurised me into thinking or believing a certain way. Religious pressure never came from home and I was always free to choose what to take from it (if anything). The reason so much of it seemed bad was my own interpretation based on my own mental disorder.

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How hard it is to relax

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How much i would need to lie on the floor to make my back feel better

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming The next step seems so far away. There was always the next grade level, or next school (middle school, then high school, then college). The next graduation, the next step up. Suddenly, retirement is the next step, which is 40 years away.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's because we look at life as though it's a journey, but it's actually a dance - to be enjoyed while it's going on, not as a means to get somewhere. You start a journey to get somewhere in the end, but you don't start a dance just for it to be over. You start a dance because you want to dance and enjoy doing it.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Honestly, a big one is having to relearn a lot of things that I thought I’d never need in school when I was younger. Turns out, you do end up using a lot of it, just not in the ways you expected.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that's a big gripe in your life, then your life is going fine.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming No summers off. I would cut my salary in half for that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the workplace. We get 39 days of PTO per year and I can honestly say that this is more important to me than the salary. I have learned that free time is more valuable than money.

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30 People Share Adult Problems They Didn't See Coming Taxes. On top of paying for everything yourself, you also need to pay for simply existing in a society.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's short sighted. The taxes I am paying now will help me in the future when I am sick or unemployed, because I will get financial help funded by those taxes then (Europe).

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