Adulting - 10 Things No One Talks About (pt 3)
You would think with all the things adults take the time to tell you, they’d include some universal things about adulting that you really need to know. I’m not talking about budgeting suggestions, salary negotiation guidelines, or how to do laundry. You need some practical info. And I don’t know about you, but I like to have a heads-up on the gotchas that are coming my way.
So, here’s your heads-up on 10 Adulting Things No One Talks About (this post contains #s 8-10…and a BONUS #11).
All the
NON-FREEDOM
I’m not sure who told us this, but we’re all convinced that once we become adults, we are in charge. Not so. I mean, you could just ‘not do’ if you want to, but I don’t think you’ll like what comes along with that. It doesn’t take long to realize adulting is not a free-for-all. Because you don’t want an array of unpleasant consequences, you don’t have the freedom to up and decide to skip work every day, eat junk food all the time, pay your rent and bills late, speed, treat people poorly, make inappropriate comments, use the rent money to take a month-long vacation, etc.
All the PRICE SURPRISES
As if you hadn’t figured this out yet: just about everything costs more than you think it will. WHAT?!! Whose idea was this? Why on earth is everything so expensive?
Every adult you know was not only just as shocked when they started adulting, but here’s a secret: they’re mostly still shocked at how much things cost. It’s the horror-gift that keeps on giving. This is why parents are always on their kids about thinking ‘long-term’ when you’re innocently trying to make an impulse purchase.
All the TEMPTATION TO NOT SLEEP
Why on earth do we see it as a privilege of adulting to deprive oneself of much needed sleep? What are we thinking? We have fooled ourselves into wearing our rundown demeanors as badges of honor. In truth, we’re like little babies who don’t want to take their nap because they’re convinced they’re gonna miss something. Not so. We are aging ourselves faster and limiting our awesomeness because we are just too sleepy to be successful. Adulting is demanding and it requires sleep—get some!
Bonus
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All the TO DO’s
Whether it’s something you chose to commit to, something that fell to you, or something you know you should do, in the words of my favorite 21-year-old: “Being an adult bro, there is always something to do!”
As an elementary school kid, when you finished your school day you were done. By high school, there was homework, college & scholarship apps, the dishes, but when you were done, you were done. Yeah, that pretty much never happens anymore. One list of to-do’s is always and immediately replaced with another. It’s never-ending.
Another Bonus
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Another Bonus |||||
All these things
WEAR YOU DOWN
You will be amazed and how much all these things, and more, will just wear you down. This is why so many of the moms you know have special mom juice (wine) and lots of the dads are always sipping on beer (which is still alcohol)…while supervising these minors known as their children!
If I missed any major adulting things no one told you about, please let me know in the Comments below.