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Little things you didn't expect about being an adult

Gwen Cooper

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?

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Stovepipe

The point when you realised how much your parents actually did for you on a day to day basis; washing clothes, ironing, shopping for food and household basics, paying for bills like car tax, maintenance, insurances, keeping the house functioning.....and now I had to figure out how to do all that myself and some of it was hard work!

razorblunt

There is still comfort in the fact that adults don't know what they're doing, it's made up as we go.
I said this to my Dad when we were chatting about what it's like with a newborn. I said something along the lines of "sure you're great at it" and his reply was "I tell you what, we came home from the hospital, put your basket on the floor looked at you and said 'what the fcuk are we going to do with this? Then I got a beer from the fridge. That didn't stop for about 20 years".

Subacio

I laughed at my granny telling me to start saving for my hip replacement in 1996 (she was going in to get hers done).

Turns out she was right. My hip is well and truly in the dodgy category.

endacl

I have a memory of sitting in a restaurant with my family, looking at the dessert trolly going past. And thinking to myself, "when I'm a grownup, I'm just having the desserts. All of them. Feck this eating my dinner first!"

As an adult, I really couldn't be bothered with the dessert most of the time. I'm far more likely to look for another plate of veg. Little me would be disgusted with how I turned out.

numbnutz

weight gain...damn you!!
kids are energy vampires
you look at that fourth beer and go...nah...not worth it
toilets don't actually clean themselves....scratch that...nothing cleans itself

I could go on....but....I married an absolute saint of a woman who gave me three wonderful kids and without her I would be a very large manchild...adulthood didn't prepare me for the fact if you meet the right person and I sincerely hope its in everyone to do that despite all your insecurities and misconceptions of what it is supposed to be it can be a head**** of a voyage of discovery and pleasant all rolled into one.

Boom_Bap

It's actually OK to tell lies.

keano_afc

Subacio wrote: »

I laughed at my granny telling me to start saving for my hip replacement in 1996 (she was going in to get hers done).

Turns out she was right. My hip is well and truly in the dodgy category.

Have you health insurance?

whisky_galore

I'm not worse than Hitler if I don't attend Mass.

iamwhoiam

Realising that their wasn't a washing fairy in the wash basket . I presumed one liived in there who washed , dried and ironed my clothes when I threw them in there

Gwen Cooper

Also, boobs. I didn't have many women around me growing up, so I was getting the idea of what an adult woman's body should look like from TV. I watched Baywatch a lot. Got the shock of my life when I found out that the odds are against me having giant boobs one day.

sbsquarepants

That it takes an enormous amount of effort just for things to stay the same.
When you have young kids, if you do nothing for a day your house looks like squatters held a rave there!

Grayson

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

Also, boobs. I didn't have many women around me growing up, so I was getting the idea of what an adult woman's body should look like from TV. I watched Baywatch a lot. Got the shock of my life when I found out that the odds are against me having giant boobs one day.

As a kid I never realized how fascinating I'd find them.

sbsquarepants

Grayson wrote: »

As a kid I never realized how fascinating I'd find them.

You'd think the novelty would wear off....but it just never does:D

Donald Trump

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

Also, boobs. I didn't have many women around me growing up, so I was getting the idea of what an adult woman's body should look like from TV. I watched Baywatch a lot. Got the shock of my life when I found out that the odds are against me having giant boobs one day.

Well I wouldn't claim to be a medical expert but feel free to PM me a photo of said boobs and I'l give you an appraisal for free

Gwen Cooper

Donald Trump wrote: »

Well I wouldn't claim to be a medical expert but feel free to PM me a photo of said boobs and I'l give you an appraisal for free

Thanks Donald, I'll pass. They are actually quite big and some time ago I received an anonymous message that said "savage tits", so I think I'm grand.

NoviGlitzko

The older I get the more I appreciate my parents for what they done for me growing up. However I also see ways in which they made mistakes raising me. I can't help observing certain things from time to time as I get older.

I'm sure they felt the same as I did about their own parents. When I have kids I'll remember not to repeat them.

brevity

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

Thanks Donald, I'll pass. They are actually quite big and some time ago I received an anonymous message that said "savage tits", so I think I'm grand.

Awesome.

[Deleted User]

That most people are faking about their lives, or being responsible. It's all so superficial. Nice house, nice car/ huge mortgage, debt coming out of their ears. Loving wife, great kids/ sleeping separately from the wife, a host of mental/social conditions for the kids.

Never thought adulthood was so much about hiding just how bad your life can be...

Also never thought adults would feel so much humiliation over relatively small issues.

Purple Mountain

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

Thanks Donald, I'll pass. They are actually quite big and some time ago I received an anonymous message that said "savage tits", so I think I'm grand.

#Metoo

Donald Trump

Gwen Cooper wrote: »

Thanks Donald, I'll pass. They are actually quite big and some time ago I received an anonymous message that said "savage tits", so I think I'm grand.

Now it's just rude not to :pac:

Feisar

deletthis wrote: »

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

Myself and herself are the same, it's a never ending cycle!

Purple Mountain

Your friends no longer buy you birthday presents.
They now spend their money on YOUR kids birthdays.

numbnutz

Deleted User wrote: »

That most people are faking about their lives, or being responsible. It's all so superficial. Nice house, nice car/ huge mortgage, debt coming out of their ears. Loving wife, great kids/ sleeping separately from the wife, a host of mental/social conditions for the kids.

Never thought adulthood was so much about hiding just how bad your life can be...

Also never thought adults would feel so much humiliation over relatively small issues.

this!!....I cant get over how much spoofing goes on and yes correct and right over the humiliation point.Some people let some situations balloon out of all proportion and before you know it... well it doesnt end well for some

qwerty ui op

After 30, time speeds up a year isn't worth a ****

Adults don't know anything their just wandering aimlessly suffering, enduring til they die, young people give them far too much respect. I know I did.

Zubeneschamali

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

TWhen I have kids I'll remember not to repeat them.

Oh, here's another one. When you have kids you will turn into your parents.

You will actually be able to hear yourself repeat bullsht they used to say to you.

It is very spooky.

Zubeneschamali

Deleted User wrote: »

Never thought adulthood was so much about hiding just how bad your life can be...

This is actually the real purpose of Facebook, to help people pretend to their friends that they have a family barbecue every weekend and it is always sunny and the dog does a funny trick and everyone laughs. Nobody goes days without talking or smiling, and the fridge is full of delicious food, not just alcohol.

kellso81

People in a position of authority aren't necessarily intelligent and competent.

sbsquarepants

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

, and the fridge is full of delicious food, not just alcohol.

AKA - the most delicious food of all:D

silverharp

you still need a bedtime

sbsquarepants

The older you get the more you realise that the majority of people are just winging it, professionally, personally and in every other way you can imagine. The world is packed full of fúcking chancers!