As children, we all looked forward to adulthood and enjoying what appeared to be the perks of being a grown-up. But once we experience the challenges of “adulting,” many realize that the real worldisn’t as enticingas previously perceived.
As always, we’ve collected some of the most notable answers. Enjoy reading through them and see which ones you connect with the most.
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Wanting to do stuff but just not having energy. Like, I want to be creative and play video games but I just can’t muster any energy to do it. I’m just so freaking tired all the time and I’m freaking tired of doing things. .
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Idk if this counts as one but I’ve realized as I’ve gotten older I can’t stand loud noises.
Decision fatigue. You’re telling me I need to decide what I’m going to eat for every meal myself? Plan ahead and make sure I buy the correct groceries to coincide with those decisions? No way….
Having to spend money nearly every single day. Groceries, gas, rent, car maintenance, insurance, student loans, utilities, household supplies, subscriptions, medicine, parking fees… it just never ends. Even when you think you’re done spending, something will inevitably break down and you’ll have to shell out $200+ to get it fixed. It’s madness.
Doctors being the same age as you.When you’re young, doctors are kind, wise authority figures.When you’re an adult, they’re just some dude that thinks you make s**t decisions.
Getting fat.
Coming to terms with childhood trauma and the realization your parent was emotionally abusive.
Making friends. As a kid, you’re in school, forced to be around a kid if others mostly like-minded. As an adult, you might connect with a coworker or two but generally making friends and strengthening this relationships are nearly a second job.
The never ending grind. After a couple of decades, I’m left wondering how the hell I’m going to keep going like this.
How much constant work it is to take care of yourself. Exercise, add weight training as you age to keep bones strong, healthy eating, which means meal planning, grocer shopping, cooking and cleaning if you don’t want to spend your entire check on meals out. Then washing up, stretching, tooth care, flossing, skin care, doc visits, house fixes, car fixes, car shopping. It doesn’t f*****g end.
Bad people get promoted at work, often for using their awful qualities in despicable ways. Being honest and hardworking are not considered leadership qualities at many large companies.
The lack of caring. As a kid people (parents and teachers) cared if I showed up for things. They cared if I did my work. They cared if I got out of bed. Someone cared about what I did. As an adult no one cares about what I do. As a kid someone cared if I ate lunch as an adult no one cares if lunch is 4 martinis.
Aches and pains but your not sure why or how you got them.
That the worst part of being an adult is both having a job and not having a job.
“There is always a fire to put out “ so to say … that feeling of suspicion when things are too good for a little while.
No amount of sleep during the work week is adequate. I have to “waste” a portion of my weekend on sleeping in every week to catch up.
Dealing with finances.Did not pay enough attention when young and now at 55 fearing I may never retire as I won’t be financially able too.
How fast time has gotten.
How many chores there are. I did a lot as a kid but wow are there so many now.
The discrepancy between pay and how much everything costs.Like I look back at the 5 bedroom house I rented in 2018 for $1250 a month and thought that was hefty. That same house is renting for $3000 a month now.
There’s something wrong with me (emotionally/mentally). It might be depression but I’m not 100% sure. .
Aging parents that need more and more help.Free_Bingo:And how expensive elder care is. It is absolutely outrageous.
Having a boss that’s younger than me.
Going over health insurance options.
Understanding taxes and the endless paperwork that comes with them.
Realizing I’ve always felt entitled to challenge rules and that’s not how the real world works.
Enduring jobs I didn’t like solely for the sake of a paycheck.It really didn’t sink it until the honeymoon phase of my first retail job finally went away. But it was the push I needed to mature faster and start working towards the kind of work I actually wanted to do.
How quickly groceries vanish.
Infertility.Also our dishwasher is broken, which sucks too.
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Having a child with mental illness.
Widowhood.
How lonely it can be.
Everyone getting old and dying on me.
Trying to get a job when there’s 600 billion teenagers trying to get the same job.
The decay in my face.
Adults older than me behaving like teenagers: Emotional, passive aggressive, and giving you the silent treatment.
Not being able to eat spicy foods anymore 😭😭😭.
Being expected to work a 9 to 5 while most places are only open between 9 and 5.
How much I miss my kids while im working.
You don’t get a break from work when you get home. You work Monday through Friday at your actual job, and then evenings and weekends are spent maintaining your home in the form of “housework”. If you take too much time relaxing, you suddenly have neverending housework you need to catch up on.
Getting an aggressive rare type of breast CA at 43 and having bilateral mastectomies. Grateful to be CA free right now but the journey through it was so rough. Emotional and physical scars are intense.
Wondering if you are in the wrong or not.I can’t tell if I am really being an ae or if people are just being fg childish.I know I shouldn’t yell but you shouldn’t be [making love] in the bathroom. So many people do things you very obviously shouldn’t be doing even if it is just to “cut loss” ever now and then.
As you get older, your long time friends start leaving your life. Sometimes its just them moving far away or getting deep into a job. But sometimes its a fight or argument or a off the cuff comment that ends decades of friendship. Othertimes….. they die. Ive known people that have Overdosed, car wrecks, heart attacks…. Getting older sucks sometimes.
When an appliance or large/expensive necessity breaks. I don’t like calling repair people and sounding like an idiot, I don’t like having to search for a replacement thing, I always feel like whoever is fixing or selling me a new one is lying so I’ll spend more money, and quite often, WHAT DO I DO WITH THE OLD GIANT BROKEN ONE? Sometimes it’s fine because they’ll take it, but sometimes it’s my problem and that adds another layer of I don’t want to deal with any of this.Plus it’s always expensive. So freaking expensive. And once one thing breaks, the rest of the appliances line up to die too.
How much slower the body heals after the smallest of injuries. It’s ok, I’ll survive, but damn… takes time!
Having to settle the affairs of a parent after they unexpectedly and suddenly pass.To any Redditor that stumbles across this: if you have kids or loved ones, have an ironclad will that spells out what you want done with your remains, who gets what/when/how, and what happens to your digital life (i.e. email, facebook, etc).
When you’re done with college and you start to fall into a routine and think, “so this is it?”.
The fact that houses have a lifespan and no matter what I thought when I bought my forever home. That forever home physically rots, cracks, develops leaks, has parts that get blown off forever- I never knew how insecure a house can be and how normal it is to just live amongst something that feels like it’s falling apart around me.
I wasn’t prepared to lose my naieve faith in capitalism. The idea that hard work is rewarded is laughable in most companies.
How I have to constantly scan my skin to make sure I don’t have skin cancer 🙃.
When both you and your SO are sick at the same time and you have to take care of each other but are too sick to do it so you both just suffer together.
Figuring out how to live through a pandemic.Groceries now costing 50-75% more than they used to for myself and two cats. Not being able to afford the same apartments I could afford in college.
How stressful it can feel to be responsible for your own health. As a kid when something wasn’t right or you felt unwell you looked to your parents and they sorted it out for you. I knew if mom knew about it, she was on it and nothing bad was going to happen to me. As an adult you are the only one who makes sure your health concerns are addressed and you are the one who has to make the judgement call of when it’s time to go to the doctor.
The floor in the master bathroom is wet. No one’s taken a shower recently. A couple of the ceramic floor tiles on the concrete foundation make squishing noises when you step on them. Fortunately, I haven’t booked anything yet for this upcoming vacation I had planned.(I’m calling my insurance first thing tomorrow to see what they recommend. The leak is super slow but I have no doubt it’ll become a problem pretty quick if I don’t deal with it.).
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