A lot of memes I across the Internet are about how everyone, no matter how old, is just a kid inside, trying to figure out what’s going on, which is something I definitely identify with.
But every once in a while, something happens that does actually make me feel like a grown-up. It’s usually small, and kind of silly, but it’s fun, and I thought people might want to share theirs.
For me, most recently, it was realizing I like Greek yogurt now. It was trendy when I was like 12, and I couldn’t stand it then, but I bought some on a whim, and now I keep the fridge stocked. That drastic change in my tastes took me aback momentarily, but I thought it was a nice fun little milestone.
How about you?
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I changed my diet to correct for my familial hypercholesterolemia…
Stupid liver enzymes not doing their job and stopping me from eating fried chicken all day every day!
The death of parents.
Buying a new furnace.
That is multiple levels of adult beyond me lol
Doing my taxes.
The first time going to a hardware store for something I needed and being like “oooh I want that” to like half the random shit in the store like light fixtures and lawn furniture.
Being excited to see furniture is definitely an adult feeling.
Dude…I just bought a coffee table that has liftaway tops to create a desk, AND hidden storage compartment.
Im excited about a coffee table.
Oh, I am so jealous. I saw one of those online recently, with the picture showing the top extended towards the couch and I felt so dumb. I’d never thought about using them as a table when they’re open. Totally would have changed the coffee table purchase I just made 😭
That’s so cool!!
For sure. As a kid, I never would have loved spending so much time at the thrift store lol
Helping my son deal with his mental illness, drug addiction, and ultimately suicide.
I really have never felt like an adult, until my son moved in with me (I met him when he was 5 days old, and was kept from seeing him again until he moved in with me when was almost 17). Suddenly I had to deal with his medication, his appointments, keeping him out of trouble, learning to be a father of a 17 year old I did not know.
After his death the feeling stuck around for a while, but has slowly gone away over time. My last born child turned 18 earlier this year, and while that made me feel old, it did not make me feel like an adult. I even took him to register for college that, just feeling like an old kid.
I just…I want to hug you.
His birthday is coming up in a couple weeks, his death 6 weeks later (11 years this year). This is the hardest time of the year. Some days I could really use a hug.
Sending all the love an internet comment can muster friend
Sending you a hug
Being excited about buying a nice cooler to go camping with
Prioritizing my ToDo list over socializing or relaxing.
Existential crises!
Pssshhhh!!! I’ve had those since I was 4, and my neighbor moved away, taking my best friend with her.
Not so fun, but I certainly felt like an adult when I went inpatient for suicidal ideation. A sad, broken, fucked up adult.
I didn’t realize having too many pancakes could be so difficult 😔
I hope you’re doing better, and have the support you need!
Getting excited about new socks and underwear, and wishing people wouldn’t buy me gifts both make me feel adulty
I did a loot box thing kinda recently, and after it was over, I had the chance to purchase some of the items a la carte. The socks were one of the two things I bought a second set of lol
I feel like an adult almost all the time, but it got more common when I gave birth. I’m not a kid. I’m not a teenager. I’m not a college student. I’m a grown adult and everything I do all day taking care of others is adult stuff. Even the fun moments of playing a video game or looking at my phone hidden behind a book, or the hard stuff where I have no idea what to do. I don’t feel like a kid, I feel like an adult playing a fun game or an adult feeling confused and scared.
To me, being a kid meant feeling confident that everything was being taken care of for me. I don’t get the adults feeling like kids thing when things are confusing or hard. When I was a kid my parents dealt with the hard stuff, or at least helped me deal with it
Well said. Being an adult is knowing that the hard thing and the right thing are usually one and the same.
My lower back and knees remind me that I’m a grown up.
I’m pretty sure my knees are more of an adult than I am.
I’m 51 but in my head I’m the same guy I was at 21 but wiser because I have more experience and more data points, not because age matured me. That said, I can remember feeling like the only “adult in the room” as far back as 16 years old, after my only parent died.
So to answer your question, I don’t think I ever feel like an adult, more like less lost than those around me and burdened to take care of them before they hurt themselves or others. This is especially true during my many work meetings.
I like to listen to music or books while I work, and I have to drive a work vehicle a few times a day, and a big forklift to do my job. Both have a radio built in but no easy way to connect my phone to listen to my own stuff. I eventually found that I actually enjoy listening to the radio, especially the local news updates.
Once I realised that, I thought “oh god I’m turning into my dad”
I’m 30 and haven’t liked the radio since I was around 10 (aka when I got my first CD played)
