Little things you didn't expect about being an adult

Gwen Cooper · 26-06-2018 11:20AM #1

Most of children spend a lot of time wondering what their life will look like when they're all grown up. They dream not only about their future jobs, but also about their future home, holidays, partners.

Then the time comes and they find out that things are a little bit different than they planned.

For me it was when I was 20 years old and I moved into a little studio apartment and I realised how quickly toilet paper is used and how often it needs to be bought.

It also took me a few weeks to stop walking to the empty fridge every few minutes in hopes that it was magically refilled with food.

What were the little things that surprised you about being an adult?

Amirani · 26-06-2018 11:22AM

Random strangers don't go around trying to give you drugs for free.

Cheese is expensive.

brevity · 26-06-2018 11:22AM

It's all smoke and mirrors and no one has a clue what they are doing.

TheValeyard · 26-06-2018 11:24AM

I worked a lot of hours, why do I have so little money?

El Weirdo · 26-06-2018 11:25AM

Amirani wrote: »

Random strangers don't go around trying to give you drugs for free.

You're doing it wrong.

TheValeyard · 26-06-2018 11:26AM

El Weirdo wrote: »

You're doing it wrong.

That should be the motto of when you reach adulthoood.

Donald Trump · 26-06-2018 11:29AM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

I worked a lot of hours, why do I have so little money?

"The Man" is sticking it to you

26-06-2018 11:30AM

You don't get to spend all your money on sweets, that one from one of my brothers in law.

Donald Trump · 26-06-2018 11:31AM

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

For me it was when I was 20 years old and I moved into a little studio apartment and I realised how quickly toilet paper is used and how often it needs to be bought.

Boooooo.

Was about to make obvious joke about thrifty students using socks to **** into to save on tissue until I noticed your username probably indicates the lack of a need for an oul' **** sock

punisher5112 · 26-06-2018 11:32AM

mariaalice wrote: »

You don't get to spend all your money on sweets, that one from one of my brothers in law.

Of course you can...

Your an adult you can do what you want.

Grayson · 26-06-2018 11:33AM

That I'd have my own place that was huge, spacious and filled with lovely furniture.

That cooking would be easy and I'd be magically whipping up delicious and tasty meals.

That I'd still have energy.

Gwen Cooper · 26-06-2018 11:33AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Of course you can...

Your an adult you can do what you want.

But the bills

Grayson · 26-06-2018 11:34AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Of course you can...

Your an adult you can do what you want.

You wouldn't believe how much ice cream I've eaten over the last few days.

deletthis · 26-06-2018 11:34AM

The endless amounts of cleaning, washing, tidying etc. that I manage to generate, even without kids.

punisher5112 · 26-06-2018 11:34AM

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

But the bills

Bills pay themselves.....

Well that's what the wife thinks.

B0jangles · 26-06-2018 11:34AM

Now that I am free to spend ten quid on nothing but penny sweets I no longer want to

I'm lying, I love penny sweets, price inflation be damned

Boom_Bap · 26-06-2018 11:34AM

You have a collection of creams/gels/ointments/balms

Alf Veedersane · 26-06-2018 11:35AM

Having a dump at work is very rewarding.

munster87 · 26-06-2018 11:36AM

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

For me it was when I was 20 years old and I moved into a little studio apartment and I realised how quickly toilet paper is used and how often it needs to be bought.

I didn’t experience this, I think you’re just full of sh!t!

somefeen · 26-06-2018 11:38AM

When you get lost in the supermarket no one cares

Grayson · 26-06-2018 11:38AM

munster87 wrote: »

I didn’t experience this, I think you’re just full of sh!t!

Lol.

I didn't realize how much toilet paper women use. The first time a girl stayed over she used the whole roll when she was putting on make-up. Being a poor student i was a bit shocked. I had to steal more from the college bathrooms.

Boom_Bap · 26-06-2018 11:40AM

Any item of clothes you buy must serve 2 or 3 purposes rather than just looking good.

deletthis · 26-06-2018 11:41AM

Weekends are for recovering from having the soul driven out of ya after a week at work, not for partying anymore

shakeitoff · 26-06-2018 11:42AM

The thing that got me was just how you go from being young to middle aged to old in a blink of an eye. There is no real 'defining' moments, it all just blends in to one. Time is so defining when you are younger. I see 2002 to 2007 as a teenager was a huge shift, 2013 to 2018, not so much.

Also everything won't just work out in the end and also life is what it is. It's not a comforting thought that life just happens, there is no fairness or justness, good things happen and bad things happen and there is no monumental lead up. Things can literally change in a split second as innocuous as blinking or yawning.