17 Things to Validate Your Feelings of Not Being Ready for Adulthood ...

17 Things to Validate Your Feelings of Not Being Ready for Adulthood ...
By Heather • Feb 16, 2024 MD

Being an adult kind of sucks. It's nothing like what you expect before you're an adult. Eating cereal for dinner is pretty awesome, sure, but what you don't realize when you're waiting to grow up is that being independent is sort of terrible. Some of us just aren't cut out to live an adult life. Some of us are going to basically be grown up kids for the rest of our lives. Are you one of them? Well, I dunno, are you?

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1. You Put off Making Appointments Because You Hate Talking to People on the Phone

You Put off Making Appointments Because You Hate Talking to People on the Phone Especially if you have to talk to anyone at the doctor's office. Lyndsie hates making appointments for anything, so I'm the designated appointment-maker in the house.

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2. Going to Bed Early is beyond You

Going to Bed Early is beyond You It's just impossible. One second it's 10:00 PM and you're all set to go to bed and get at least eight hours of healthy, restful sleep. Next thing you know, it's three in the morning and you don't understand your life choices.

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3. So is Getting up Early

So is Getting up Early But that's understandable. You never get to bed before sunrise.

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4. You're Always Slightly Amazed when the Trash Doesn't Magic Itself out

You're Always Slightly Amazed when the Trash Doesn't Magic Itself out Why isn't there an app for this? Why is the Trash Fairy slipping? Secret: my house has a Soda Can Fairy. (Secret: it's just Lyndsie.)

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5. You Find out the Laundry Fairy Sucks, Too

You Find out the Laundry Fairy Sucks, Too If you run out of clean underwear and either have to go commando or wear a swimsuit, you might not be ready to adult yet.

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6. You'll Happily Eat Cereal Three Times a Day

You'll Happily Eat Cereal Three Times a Day It's part of a balanced breakfast, right? It can be part of a balanced lunch and dinner, too.

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7. Two Days after Payday, You're Broke as a Joke Again

Two Days after Payday, You're Broke as a Joke Again Where does all the money go? You probably keep promising yourself you'll make a budget, too, huh? So do I.

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It's like your bank account is playing a cruel version of hide and seek, and your cash is the reigning champion. Every payday, we promise ourselves this time will be different. We'll track every cent, cook at home, avoid those impulsive online shopping carts. But then, life happens. The dollars fly out for rent, utilities, that quick coffee run that turns into a daily habit, and of course, the unexpected surprises - because who really plans for their car to suddenly act like a petulant toddler? It's a financial rollercoaster that none of us signed up for – or did we?

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8. Wine is Your Answer to Every Problem

person, profession, alcohol, Have a toothache? Wine. The roof starts leaking? Wine. Boyfriend cheats? Wine. It's like Windex – a panacea.

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9. Secretly, You Still Always Want to Call Your Mom or Dad

Secretly, You Still Always Want to Call Your Mom or Dad All the time. The wife, too. No shame. We don't, but we always want to.

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10. … and Maybe You Secretly do It More than You Admit

… and Maybe You Secretly do It More than You Admit Hey. No judgment here.

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11. You Find Yourself Messing up the Simplest Tasks

You Find Yourself Messing up the Simplest Tasks Like you'll overload your washing machine and make it leak all over the place, put the wrong kind of soap in the dishwasher, or leave the water hose on so it eventually busts open and drenches everything. Stuff like that.

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12. Your Idea of Cooking Isn't like Anyone else's

Your Idea of Cooking Isn't like Anyone else's Maybe you're bad at it. Maybe you're super bad at it. Maybe you just don't know how. Maybe you absolutely hate it. Whatever the case, attempts to cook usually end badly.

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13. You Spend a Lot of Time Avoiding Any Kind of Responsibility

You Spend a Lot of Time Avoiding Any Kind of Responsibility It scares you. It's like a monster creeping up on you.

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14. You Spend More Time Making Excuses Not to do Things than You Spend Doing Things

You Spend More Time Making Excuses Not to do Things than You Spend Doing Things You have an excuse at the ready for almost everything – when your coworker asks you to switch a shift, when a friend invites you to a party, and when someone asks you to do anything before noon on a Saturday.

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15. Buying Vegetables Makes You Feel Grown up

person, Sometimes, it's all about the small things. But seriously, vegetables are responsible.

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16. You've Eaten Cereal with a Fork Because All the Spoons Were Dirty

doll, barbie, toy, And you just don't wanna wash one. Not only are you not ready to adult, but you are lazy and also somewhat brilliant.

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17. You're Reading This List Instead of Doing What You're Supposed to Be Doing

You're Reading This List Instead of Doing What You're Supposed to Be Doing And I thank you for it. Happens to the best of us!

Tell the truth. Are you really, truly ready to be an adult?

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Where Thoughts and Opinions Converge

  • Sharon

    2016-06-22T03:02:57.427Z

    This is so me! 😭 haha I really need to grow up
  • Aisha

    2016-06-21T15:15:05.308Z

    Hahahahaa
  • lynsey

    2016-06-21T03:56:40.536Z

    Hello
  • GJP

    2016-06-21T14:56:20.236Z

    oh so true
  • peony

    2016-06-22T14:35:19.183Z

    Isn't growing up such fun!! Hahhaah
  • shockerh

    2016-06-21T08:21:05.490Z

    is this thing rlly working?
  • Hanna21

    2016-06-21T15:02:10.910Z

    HELLO ?
  • Hanna21

    2016-06-21T15:02:31.794Z

    Anybody there ?
  • Sylvia

    2016-06-21T08:51:19.224Z

    Points 2 3 9 17 oooh you got me there!lol
  • Dahlia

    2016-06-21T14:34:25.692Z

    Thankfully i only use fork instead of spoon 😂😂
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