Shitty Things About Adulthood?

[MILFCORE]

Shit you never had to deal with as a kid.

Go.

[reesa]

money
driving
love
condoms
my face

[sleepyseanzzz]

monthly expenses.

[LucasJ218]

My dog randomly deciding to bite someone and having to battle myself over whether or not to put it down. That shit fucking sucks worse than if I was little and my parents just made the decision for me.

[deFobbed14yrs]

My dog randomly deciding to bite someone and having to battle myself over whether or not to put it down. That shit fucking sucks worse than if I was little and my parents just made the decision for me.


aw im sorry.

[from debris]

whether i am going to wipe my ass with Ultra Strong or Ultra Soft...or Charmin or Quilted Northern

[abbysmith]

My dog randomly deciding to bite someone and having to battle myself over whether or not to put it down. That shit fucking sucks worse than if I was little and my parents just made the decision for me.
That's really sucks. :-( I'm so sorry.

[pr0digy]

gotta love how as a kid all you want is to be an adult.....then you're an adult and all you want to do is be a kid...i've yet to find anything really cool about being an adult, besides being able to legally drink i guess

[EvilZeppelin]

prostate exams.

[JawsTheme182]

Fake hips.
Bills.
Gonorrhea.
The Starting Line not being a band anymore.

[Kassie09]

boys. and the change in the type of cooties they have.
i liked when my mom made all of my appointments and organized my life..

[Trevor Sostarich]

Expenses. The news. Gas. Money. Job. Trying to keep everyone happy around you including yourself (friends, family, relationship). Shit sucks. I'm really no good at time management. I'm also sad that I can't cause mischief anymore without it ending up with me going to jail.

[EvilZeppelin]

Fake hips.
Bills.
Gonorrhea.
The Starting Line not being a band anymore.

win!

[Sventhegreat]

Understanding how fucked up our society is.

[ReadyForAction]

Shaving and paying for hotels.

[raychull]

i liked when my mom made all of my appointments and organized my life..
this. jesus christ I hate making appointments.

[billyboatkid]

Everything perhaps

[CIMA]

God everything.

Having to get a job for money because you don't get pocket money anymore but then not actually having any money because you have to spend it all on rent, food, utility bills and whatnot.

[trappedintime]

Back problems
Paying for your own food
Preparing all your appointments
Being alone sometimes

[You Won't Know]

Understanding how fucked up our society is.

True.

How about how about the fact that getting up every day at 7 AM and working for 8 hours is terrible...

[PoweredbyPJ]

being afraid to check your own bank account balance

[FiveIronFlores]

being afraid to check your own bank account balance

yes

[BryterJonah]

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/userimage/peter-pan.jpg

SUCKERS!

x

[Yellowcard2006]

Almost everything. Beginning to fear for your future mostly. In grade school it's all LOL IM GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE AN AWESOME WIFE AND A NICE HOUSE AND AWESOME KIDS then you realize it's not so easy. Or maybe it is, I'm only 19.

[flask]

boys. and the change in the type of cooties they have.
i liked when my mom made all of my appointments and organized my life..
this.
i had no clue what i was doing the first time i went to the doctors by myself.

[Jake Denning]

having to take out a bunch of loans so you can go to something your not even good at (school), with the hope that a degree is going to get you a high paying job.

[fightinirish217]

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/userimage/peter-pan.jpg

SUCKERS!

x

Haha, he's living the life forever in his childhood. That bastard!

[shboom.]

having to take out a bunch of loans so you can go to something your not even good at (school), with the hope that a degree is going to get you a high paying job.

or working two jobs, juggling a full school schedule, and living at home another two years in hopes of delaying the inevitable shit storm that will be my student loan debt.

this thread is depressing.

[HometownHero]

Turning 20 next month. The thought makes me want to cry. I hate being an adult

[kdefrisc]

being afraid to check your own bank account balance

Oh my god exactly this. bofa.com scares the shit outta me

[ryanhorizons]

im glad that im not a whiny bitch complaining about being in my mid 20's. fuck i love being grown up, i have responsibility and the ability to make what i want of my life. maybe all you kids should grown up and learn a thing or two.

[kbi the crowing]

win!

your avatar is grammatical incorrect

[kbi the crowing]

im glad that im not a whiny bitch complaining about being in my mid 20's. fuck i love being grown up, i have responsibility and the ability to make what i want of my life. maybe all you kids should grown up and learn a thing or two.

I'm looking forward to having this kind of mindset, aside from telling kids to fuck off

[jmirand1]

My dog randomly deciding to bite someone and having to battle myself over whether or not to put it down. That shit fucking sucks worse than if I was little and my parents just made the decision for me.
Wait...if you had a choice of whether to put it down or not, why would putting it down even be an option? I thought people only put their dogs down if they were forced to by court order. Unless the victim was threatening to sue unless the dog got put down or something, but that would be really mean. Please explain, I'm just wondering...

[EvilZeppelin]

your avatar is grammatical incorrect

ya ya. it's from a NFG shirt.

[jmirand1]

Back hair. It's not exactly a chick magnet.

[kbi the crowing]

ya ya. it's from a NFG shirt.

hahaha way to go for them

Back hair. It's not exactly a chick magnet.

I have lower back hair, and a bit of ass hair, I feel your pain, I hate that shit.

[jmirand1]

ya ya. it's from a NFG shirt.

If it were grammatically correct it would read "pop punk ain't dead."

[jmirand1]

hahaha way to go for them



I have lower back hair, and a bit of ass hair, I feel your pain, I hate that shit.

I have a full-blown Italian sweater.

Edit: Italian body suit.

[EvilZeppelin]

If it were grammatically correct it would read "pop punk ain't dead."

Alright then.

[kbi the crowing]

I have a full-blown Italian sweater.

Edit: Italian body suit.

I'm mostly Italian myself, I hope I don't get to that point haha.

[Bishop]

I'm only 23 and I wouldn't really consider myself a "grown up" but I think the most annoying thing about being older is that I thought I would understand the world a lot more by now than I did when I was 15 or 16.

As it turns out I was absolutely and completely wrong.

[kylestarr]

the bands get shittier as you get older

[kylestarr]

graduating from college and realizing you still don't know what you want to be when you grow up

[makeshiftmind]

banana hammocks

[deFobbed14yrs]

banana hammocks


is that just an adult guy thing?

[makeshiftmind]

is that just an adult guy thing?
haha yea I guess so...thongs? I don't know, what's the general consensus amonst women on wearing thongs?

[kbi the crowing]

haha yea I guess so...thongs? I don't know, what's the general consensus amonst women on wearing thongs?

my ex girlfriend preferred them to regular underwear, I think it's just a personal thing
like boxers vs briefs

[Jasper112]

or working two jobs, juggling a full school schedule, and living at home another two years in hopes of delaying the inevitable shit storm that will be my student loan debt.

this thread is depressing.

This thread is INSANELY depressing, and i feel sorry for all u americans with ur high ass tuition fees and lack of governmental support on that front...

[atainder]

Realizing you have to abide by a system you hate.. also, you live in a blackhole.

[yellowhouse]

you people are depressing. adulthood doesnt have to suck. if you don't like it, do something to make it better.

[salt1384]

i'm still a kid :)

[TheByrus]

Dealing with grown ass people who act like preteens.

[deFobbed14yrs]

haha yea I guess so...thongs? I don't know, what's the general consensus amonst women on wearing thongs?


so you wear banana hammocks? lol and yeah its a personal choice. i dont prefer b/c i'm not gonna spend money on a piece of string

[AloneInTheDark]

I never realized how expensive things that my mom always bought were. Things like papertowels, toliet paper, cleaning supplies, and especially food :(

[zion the lion]

Really taking care of more than just myself, and trying to scrape up the money to keep the world spinning for me.

And losing hair.

[dmobley]

the everyday aches and pains that didn't used to be there.

seeing stupid little expenses that i didn't have to worry about add up.

...paying for abortions also sucks

[voodoochild]

ass hair

peter pan syndrome

[theNatetron]

paying off student loans, haven't even graduated yet, but the mere thought makes me want to go crazy.

[Jaimehere]

Anal

[Analog Rebellion]

Not having your whole life ahead of you. There's not the whole "Yeah, but I'm just a kid" excuse for yourself anymore.

[BryterJonah]

Not having your whole life ahead of you. There's not the whole "Yeah, but I'm just a kid" excuse for yourself anymore.
You're 20. That's +80 years.

[Analog Rebellion]

You're 20. That's +80 years.
But adulthood isn't like childhood. A lot of the things that determine the rest of your life have already taken place.

And I won't live to 100. Genetic heart conditions. :-)

[timb89]

My dog randomly deciding to bite someone and having to battle myself over whether or not to put it down. That shit fucking sucks worse than if I was little and my parents just made the decision for me.

stop buying crazy dogs?

[timb89]

Not having your whole life ahead of you. There's not the whole "Yeah, but I'm just a kid" excuse for yourself anymore.

no. but i find "boys will be boys" still works fine.

[BryterJonah]

But adulthood isn't like childhood. A lot of the things that determine the rest of your life have already taken place.

And I won't live to 100. Genetic heart conditions. :-)
There are plenty of oldies who graduate from universities.

http://www.ted.com/talks/alan_russell_on_regenerating_our_bo dies.html

[Analog Rebellion]

There are plenty of oldies who graduate from universities.

http://www.ted.com/talks/alan_russell_on_regenerating_our_bo dies.html
Haha. I'm still planning on going to college.

[etheritcher]

relationships
bills
serious decisions
Growing up is so very overrated.

[:-)]

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/userimage/peter-pan.jpg

SUCKERS!

x This thread was making me really depressed until I saw this.

[MJS87]

Egotistical coworkers.

[KingJohn_654]

gotta love how as a kid all you want is to be an adult.....then you're an adult and all you want to do is be a kid...i've yet to find anything really cool about being an adult, besides being able to legally drink i guess

"you spend your whole life looking for the adult that you are, then you spend the rest of your life looking for the child that you were."
-isaac brock

[pr0digy]

"you spend your whole life looking for the adult that you are, then you spend the rest of your life looking for the child that you were."
-isaac brock

couldn't of found a more fitting quote from one of my favorite people ever.

[KingJohn_654]

couldn't of found a more fitting quote from one of my favorite people ever.

;-)

[SanePsychotic]

boys. and the change in the type of cooties they have.
i liked when my mom made all of my appointments and organized my life..

Agreed. She did it so much better than I do.

[cambridge4301]

i think growing older is learning more truths about how shitty the world is. and becoming hardened to them.

[theguy77]

actually having to motivate MYSELF to do work, and then suffering the consequences of failing to do so

[theguy77]

i think growing older is learning more truths about how shitty the world is. and becoming hardened to them.

i feel in a lot of ways though, this realization has enlightened me in a way that enables me to get to know who i truly am as a person. now that my eyes are open, over the past year ive become a million times more liberal minded than i was ever raised to be -- have just realized that its a mindset that sort of removes me from the dogma and structure and obscene attention to propriety in society which i never cared for, and in being more of my own person in a lot of ways ive found that i am a lot more comfortable with the way the world is and the way in which i participate in it.

[zion the lion]

I like how most of the people here are complaining about adulthood (including myself) but they arent really grown up yet at all.

[theguy77]

I like how most of the people here are complaining about adulthood (including myself) but they arent really grown up yet at all.

i dont know how you can argue that serious changes dont happen in your life when you move out of the house.

[zion the lion]

i dont know how you can argue that serious changes dont happen in your life when you move out of the house.

Those serious changes come from having to change though. And I've been kicked out/alone enough times to know that being on your own doesnt mean you're an adult.

[theguy77]

Those serious changes come from having to change though. And I've been kicked out/alone enough times to know that being on your own doesnt mean you're an adult.

by law, along with being 18 or older, it does. i think what you're trying to say is just because you're technically an adult, that doesnt mean you've got the maturity that is associated with it. being an adult is just a man-made line that you cross at a certain time with certain limitations and implications, but my answer to this thread was one that implied i dont have the maturity to handle what is expected of me.

[zion the lion]

by law, along with being 18 or older, it does. i think what you're trying to say is just because you're technically an adult, that doesnt mean you've got the maturity that is associated with it. being an adult is just a man-made line that you cross at a certain time with certain limitations and implications, but my answer to this thread was one that implied i dont have the maturity to handle what is expected of me.

Yeah that's what I meant, I just said it in zyann language, not english. But some people's definition of adulthood I've known people who were adults at 12.

And danke.

[concernedparent]

I've seen way too many 18 year olds in here. You guys really consider 18 years old being an adult? Legally yeah, but I just don't categorize that as adult. I would absolutely never refer to an 18 year old as a man. I don't really think of people as adults until they're in their mid twenties.

[muttley]

Anal

You son of a bitch.

[Jaimehere]

You son of a bitch.

why thank you mother :-d lol

[iAMhollyood315]

prostate exams.

dude thats at like age 50 lol

[LucasJ218]

Wait...if you had a choice of whether to put it down or not, why would putting it down even be an option? I thought people only put their dogs down if they were forced to by court order. Unless the victim was threatening to sue unless the dog got put down or something, but that would be really mean. Please explain, I'm just wondering...


It's a liability issue. You're absolutely right, in a way. We'd only be required to put him down if she reported it to the authorities and the sheriff knocked on our door alerting us to that depending on our area's dog laws (which is something we're investigating now). But it's also a serious issue we have to look at ourselves from the angle of what if it happens again. What if the next person decides to sue? What if there's somehow knowledge of a previous bite?

And to whoever said don't have crazy dogs - it's not that simple. Obviously. Dogs can live to 10, never bite anyone, and one day just get a bad vibe that causes them to lash out. There's a hundred different variables here.

[EvilZeppelin]

dude thats at like age 50 lol

I know but just the idea of being closer to that age!!!

[nphizzle]

Expenses. The news. Gas. Money. Job. Trying to keep everyone happy around you including yourself (friends, family, relationship). Shit sucks. I'm really no good at time management. I'm also sad that I can't cause mischief anymore without it ending up with me going to jail.

This is what sucks the most for me, i loved causing mischief but i can't anymore

[runningohfive]

Bills and taxes to pay...fuck them.

[SophGod]

i read this thread last night and it made me really scared of growing up.

[Waldorf]

Libido.
Think about it.

[play.tragic]

the way everyone i grew up with is almost finished university, and i haven't even started because i don't know what i want to do and i can't afford to take out student loans without knowing that first.
also, the ridiculous expenses involved with living alone.

fuck, depressing.

[psycroptic]

wow. i'm about to turn 21 in the next few weeks, this thread's making feel super old and depressed.

i'm not even gonna be considering to consider myself as an "adult" until the next 7 or 8 years or so. hell, if that time never comes I won't be too bummed - i hope to motherfucking bananas I'll be able to retain some of my child-like wonder and fascination that I have/used to have about life.

my friend was recently talking with me about science slowing/halting the aging process in humans - sounded quite intriguing.

[iAMhollyood315]

I know but just the idea of being closer to that age!!!

also to think about while we are on that subject a lot of times at prostate exams people get an erection from what i have read. oh man....at least we have 30 years before the awkwardness

[lightupthesky]

or working two jobs, juggling a full school schedule, and living at home another two years in hopes of delaying the inevitable shit storm that will be my student loan debt.

this thread is depressing.

where do you go to schooooll?

[EvilZeppelin]

also to think about while we are on that subject a lot of times at prostate exams people get an erection from what i have read. oh man....at least we have 30 years before the awkwardness

fuck.

[KillyourIdols88]

having bitch tits, and kids with toys that make noise.

[shboom.]

where do you go to schooooll?

i'm about to get my associates from kingwood college. community college represent!

but i did just apply go to go UH next semester. got to love the park and ride. and you?

having bitch tits, and kids with toys that make noise.

this makes me dread the second job i'm gonna work this winter. guess who's gonna be an assistant to santa claus?! whoop de doo.

[lightupthesky]

i'm about to get my associates from kingwood college. community college represent!

but i did just apply go to go UH next semester. got to love the park and ride. and you?

cy-fair, also part of the lone star system. taking my sweet ass time there, unfortunately, but i think i'll eventually be at UH, haha.

[KingJohn_654]

Is this quote from a Modest Mouse interview?

live versions of trailer trash, at the end he sings this.

[shboom.]

cy-fair, also part of the lone star system. taking my sweet ass time there, unfortunately, but i think i'll eventually be at UH, haha.

fun fun! i don't mind lsc-kingwood, it's just...kingwood. lol. how far are you from your associates? i don't know how i managed it in three semesters.

[lightupthesky]

fun fun! i don't mind lsc-kingwood, it's just...kingwood. lol. how far are you from your associates? i don't know how i managed it in three semesters.

it sounds bad, but i actually don't even know. but for all intents and purposes this is pretty much my first semester taking classes, so it's safe to say i've got a bit to go :\

[shboom.]

it sounds bad, but i actually don't even know. but for all intents and purposes this is pretty much my first semester taking classes, so it's safe to say i've got a bit to go :\

it'll go by pretty quick. if it makes you feel better, this past week was week nine of the semester. six plus finals to go!

[kbi the crowing]

also to think about while we are on that subject a lot of times at prostate exams people get an erection from what i have read. oh man....at least we have 30 years before the awkwardness

this doesn't surprise me haha

[The Summer Ends]

having to wake myself up for class instead of having my mom come in and force me up is the hardest thing for me

i skip so many classes and i'm in jeopardy of losing my scholarship if i can't get a 3.5 this semester

[argg_xo]

Doing your own laundry, I hate it so much.

[Anton Djamoos]

your avatar is grammatical incorrect
Your statement is grammatically incorrect.

[kbi the crowing]

Your statement is grammatically incorrect.

well played sir

[KingJohn_654]

That is fucking awesome

I've seen them three times but only heard Trailer Trash played once and lucky me it was when I wasn't familiar with LCW so I wouldn't have caught that anyways. Such a great fucking bonus to one of my favorite MM songs I'm gonna have to find a live version of it asap

yeah, im not as into MM as i should be.

[Dan1234]

after reading posts in this thread it reminds me how much the older generation owes our generation an apology for fucking up the economy and giving us one of the shittiest goddamn job markets to inherit. Life is way too hard for people ages 18 to 30. No one has thier shit together. Fuck.

[limepomegranate]

after reading posts in this thread it reminds me how much the older generation owes our generation an apology for fucking up the economy and giving us one of the shittiest goddamn job markets to inherit. Life is way too hard for people ages 18 to 30. No one has thier shit together. Fuck.
Yes, I can't find a job and I really need one. And I hate doing laundry and cleaning dishes.

[Spewk]

Your friends start making stupid decisions that get them killed or arrested. I guess this isn't really adulthood, but just growing up.

[SophGod]

i'm not an adult but the one thing im experiencing now that pisses me off is fucking taxes being taken out of my paycheck.

[A7XXX]

Just having responsibilities in general. I also hate how my view of the world is slowing changing from pink to a very dark gray.

[Dorian Grey]

Responsibility is the scariest thing. I have trouble remembering to feed my fish everday. :|

cy-fair, also part of the lone star system. taking my sweet ass time there, unfortunately, but i think i'll eventually be at UH, haha.I don't mean to come off as creepy, but I go to Cy-Fair as well. It beats going to HCC.

[yves.]

paying for your own shit.

[Mrs.Sweeny Todd]

being more attractive !

[Jake Denning]

i'm not an adult but the one thing im experiencing now that pisses me off is fucking taxes being taken out of my paycheck.

Your still 17 though, and your gonna get a pretty tight Tax Return; I got about $500 last year.

[Chrisj182]

Having to budget.

[lightupthesky]

Responsibility is the scariest thing. I have trouble remembering to feed my fish everday. :|

I don't mean to come off as creepy, but I go to Cy-Fair as well. It beats going to HCC.

REALLY? that is neat! i love finding people close to me online (in a non-creepy way?). i ran into two people from AP at two or three different shows. always funny/strange/neat.

[wroteurname]

I'd say running out of things to look forward/milestones is kind of weak. For instance I'm staring down my last winter break and then my last summer vacation ever. WTF!?!?!

[reesa]

eyebags

[overdrive91]

Ridiculous amount of caffeine.
Odd jobs
finances.

[hellogorgeous]

taxes on everything, credit card bills, water and electric, gas bills, having to make appointments for yourself, having to find out things for yourself, having to wake up and do something, having to act like you care about getting a job after college, HAVING to get a job after college, worrying about 401Ks and high-interest savings accounts and retirement funds, having to figure out health insurance when you get kicked off your dad's military insurance, worrying about how much you will have to pay for car insurance because when you were seventeen you were a douchbag and got a lot of speeding tickets, having to try not to get pregnant, basically, having to make decisions. THE WORST!

[hellogorgeous]

eyebags


OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT WRINKLES! fuckkkk i hate this

[reesa]

Ridiculous amount of caffeine.
Odd jobs
finances.
shitty?! ahh i love it. but i guess its not a very healthy thing especially when you constantly have it :P

[overdrive91]

shitty?! ahh i love it. but i guess its not a very healthy thing especially when you constantly have it :P

Too much redbull and coffee does not do wonders for the body.

[eileenisstrange]

being more attractive !

super agree.
plus, complicated school works and wanting to have more money. c:

[unionx]

Shitty Things about Adulthood? I don't know where to start.

Bills. Taxes. All of your friends going off to other colleges while you're stuck at a community college. Shitty hours at work and no job opportunities. Learning how to do things for the first time and feeling like a dumbass in public. No motivation for life. Barely making it paycheck to paycheck. Ramen meals.

Gah life sucks.

[J.Dick]

Mortgage
Daughter
Wife
Bills
Scheduling
House work stuff

[reesa]

Too much redbull and coffee does not do wonders for the body.
nah i cant do them energy drinks. bullshit it makes you fly x) i just get really drowsy and sick.

[makeshiftmind]

corduroy pants

[Mrs.Sweeny Todd]

super agree.
plus, complicated school works and wanting to have more money. c:

or having too much money!

[Unreasonable]

being a college grad working 50-60 hours a week and live with roommates yet.... still always broke. i'm really starting to wonder if somebody is siphoning my bank account...

[MilesToGo]

Having to wear pants. Yuck.

[Jake Denning]

Being the only person out of your friends that is single.

It really sucks alot, like I hate it so bad. Having a girlfriend is great and I miss it.

[schmalz]

Waking up at 5:30 am. Driving 15 miles to work, but it takes 40 minutes to get there. Paying bills. etc etc

[SanePsychotic]

Having to wear pants. Yuck.

Why are you so anti-pants? I think they're splendid.

[MilesToGo]

Why are you so anti-pants? I think they're splendid.

Maybe I'm the only one, but I wouldn't be mad if I never had to wear pants again.

[NeededYouMost]

Here's something i've learned as I entered College. People are really really horny. No matter how hot the girl is, if I say anything to let her know that I want to bang her, she's going to let me bang her.
I have completely lost respect for women. but I think it's a phase, I hope once I get into the working world after Law School those girls (young professions) are harder to get, because shit, i wouldnt Marry any girl from college.
I remember walking into a bar at 9pm scan for the hottest girl in the bar, of course she's with friends, walk up to her, whisper some nasty ass shit in her ear, and walk out with her. Yea it was cool, but fuck that's nasty.

[makeshiftmind]

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff348/my_sweet_perm/Cool_story_sis.jpg

[crimsonandclovr]

Early 20's is weird, because people expect you to act a little more mature, to be an adult, to take responsibilities - yet they still treat you like a kid.

Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up.

[crimsonandclovr]

shitty?! ahh i love it. but i guess its not a very healthy thing especially when you constantly have it :P

Too much redbull and coffee does not do wonders for the body.

i, for one, have this persistent twtich in my eye for about 5 weeks now.

[HYGz]

Wearing some sort of business casual bullshit to work every day.

[zion the lion]

Here's something i've learned as I entered College. People are really really horny. No matter how hot the girl is, if I say anything to let her know that I want to bang her, she's going to let me bang her.
I have completely lost respect for women. but I think it's a phase, I hope once I get into the working world after Law School those girls (young professions) are harder to get, because shit, i wouldnt Marry any girl from college.
I remember walking into a bar at 9pm scan for the hottest girl in the bar, of course she's with friends, walk up to her, whisper some nasty ass shit in her ear, and walk out with her. Yea it was cool, but fuck that's nasty.

That's going to last for the rest of your life, because you decided to waste your time with college. So now you're stuck with the same retards forever.

[richter915]

taxes and health insurance

[zion the lion]

taxes and health insurance

Even non adults have to deal with that.

[papa_smurf]

Understanding things, then realising it just pisses you off knowing the truth.
then wishing that you were a kid again so you could be naive.

[Dumpweed]

when i was a kid i was so pissed at all the adults sitting around doing their taxes and talking about mundane bullshit like shopping at Big Lots. I was like "fuck, these are adults, they could be doing whatever the fuck they wanted; Playing Donkey Kong all day, going to Chuck E. Cheese's, eating cake for breakfast, shitting all over the walls."
Then you get to the age when you can do what you want and you don't really want to do shit anymore. It's sad.

[.invisible ink.]

What isn't shitty about adulthood?

when i was a kid i was so pissed at all the adults sitting around doing their taxes and talking about mundane bullshit like shopping at Big Lots. I was like "fuck, these are adults, they could be doing whatever the fuck they wanted; Playing Donkey Kong all day, going to Chuck E. Cheese's, eating cake for breakfast, shitting all over the walls."
Then you get to the age when you can do what you want and you don't really want to do shit anymore. It's sad.

that's not really it. i think most adults would want to be doing that stuff but we're just so damn broken down, poor, and exhausted from having to be an adult and work a shitty job and pay shitty bills and deal with all the horrible things that being an adult requires that we don't get to do all that stuff.

Ok, wait. I just read your last point, I have never had any inkling to shit all over the walls, that's just disgusting and crazy, but all the rest of it sounds like stuff most people would be down with doing if we had no responsibilities. too bad that isn't reality unless you're independently wealthy and can tell the rest of society to fuck off.

[overdrive91]

i, for one, have this persistent twtich in my eye for about 5 weeks now.

I have had exams all this week and last week and holy fuck when you crash man its like I'm out cold. redbull, coffee, coke, some weird japanese energy drink has left my body in a weird state.

[papa_smurf]

My battery power is running low.

[papa_smurf]

It's okay, I plugged it in.

[richter915]

Even non adults have to deal with that.
taxes? maybe if you have a job but very few minors have annual salaries for which they pay taxes. Taxes on clothes is not really an issue. Most minors are covered if their parents are covered. So adults not being covered results in minors not being covered. It's the adult's responsibility to obtain health insurance, not the child's.

[Neo Cassady]

Living paycheck to paycheck, not being able to do any of the things that I thought an independent life and full-time salary would allow me to do.

[the1]

Knowing money runs out. I just got my first job and, fuck me, have I had it easy so far. 4pm-3am is hard....so I've learned that you have to stop being a little bitch and actually do it.

[Dumpweed]

What isn't shitty about adulthood?



that's not really it. i think most adults would want to be doing that stuff but we're just so damn broken down, poor, and exhausted from having to be an adult and work a shitty job and pay shitty bills and deal with all the horrible things that being an adult requires that we don't get to do all that stuff.

Ok, wait. I just read your last point, I have never had any inkling to shit all over the walls, that's just disgusting and crazy, but all the rest of it sounds like stuff most people would be down with doing if we had no responsibilities. too bad that isn't reality unless you're independently wealthy and can tell the rest of society to fuck off.


Well, that was my point - Once you're an adult you've got too much other crap to do and worry about. Thus you become rather boring in the eyes of your old kid-self. Honestly, if 8 year old me saw me now he'd think I'm such a boring loser.

And shitting on the walls was a joke, but hey, if you really want to do it, you can. You're an adult now. Toilets are so last season.

[songydarko]

When I was little, people were a lot easier to read. Like in kindergarten if someone liked you they'd just chase you around and be cute. Now it's this big ole questioning game for people, trying to figure out this and that.

I also miss the innocence of childhood. Everything seemed a lot more... light hearted.

[mybreakingpoint]

I turned 21 yesterday, and it's really not that different from when I was 20, which isn't that different from when I was 18, which isn't all that different from when I was 17. Maybe I've adjusted, but I don't feel like my life is totally 100% completely drastically different from when I was younger. Maybe once I graduate from college and/or get married, whichever comes first, then that'll be a significant change, but probably not a shitty one. I think there are a lot more good things about adulthood than there are bad ones. :shrug:

[zion the lion]

taxes? maybe if you have a job but very few minors have annual salaries for which they pay taxes. Taxes on clothes is not really an issue. Most minors are covered if their parents are covered. So adults not being covered results in minors not being covered. It's the adult's responsibility to obtain health insurance, not the child's.

Unless you have a pre existing condition. There are taxes on clothes? What the fuck?

[makeshiftmind]

no more awkward boners when giving big presentations in front of the class

[richter915]

Unless you have a pre existing condition. There are taxes on clothes? What the fuck?
in NY, there's taxes on everything except for food. Actually even some processed food has tax.

[richter915]

no more awkward boners when giving big presentations in front of the class
speak for yourself

[zion the lion]

in NY, there's taxes on everything except for food. Actually even some processed food has tax.

Oh, sales tax...yeah Anchorage doesnt have that. But my whole thing was just mainly about the insurance. I wont be paying taxes..

[richter915]

Oh, sales tax...yeah Anchorage doesnt have that. But my whole thing was just mainly about the insurance. I wont be paying taxes..
understandable. I think as a whole, insurance is a greater issue for adults because they're the ones responsible for getting it and maintaining it. Though you could argue back and say that it's worse for kids since they can't do anything about it (like an orphan or something).

[zion the lion]

understandable. I think as a whole, insurance is a greater issue for adults because they're the ones responsible for getting it and maintaining it. Though you could argue back and say that it's worse for kids since they can't do anything about it (like an orphan or something).

Or for pre existing conditions when the adult can have it but the child is turned away or they have to pay a massive amount because of it.

[muttley]

No longer being a kid is really going to suck.

[ZoSo1886]

it doesn't last long, and not everyone has to do it, but having a full time job and going to graduate school while trying to live on your own and paying tuition/car/rent is pretty awful

[PezMullet]

I've seen way too many 18 year olds in here. You guys really consider 18 years old being an adult? Legally yeah, but I just don't categorize that as adult. I would absolutely never refer to an 18 year old as a man. I don't really think of people as adults until they're in their mid twenties.


I'll turn 25 in a month and I find it hard to even try to consider myself as an adult. It's the kind of things I don't want to accept. What's my age again?

[samsara]

the world. As a kid you never had to see how fucked up things truly were.

[SincerelyMe]

the world. As a kid you never had to see how fucked up things truly were.

That's not necessarily true. When I was really little, I picked up on a lot of really fucked up things in the world.

[drawndead]

15 year old girls wanting you

[Rock]

Bills
Taxes
Cooking
Working
Seeing how shitty people and the world can be

[cambridge4301]

i feel in a lot of ways though, this realization has enlightened me in a way that enables me to get to know who i truly am as a person. now that my eyes are open, over the past year ive become a million times more liberal minded than i was ever raised to be -- have just realized that its a mindset that sort of removes me from the dogma and structure and obscene attention to propriety in society which i never cared for, and in being more of my own person in a lot of ways ive found that i am a lot more comfortable with the way the world is and the way in which i participate in it.

well said. I think of these things almost constantly.

[Andrew33]

Realizing that dreams you had as a kid can and will never match up with reality.

Yes, I'm 16, but I think life experiences determine when you become an adult. Legally it's 18, mentally I think it can be anywhere from 14 to never. I'm always the sane, reasonable, planning one of my friends. It sucks, but I don't feel like a kid, and I haven't for a long time.

[Knatuhlee]

credit checks... when i was 18 i FUCKED UP my credit score... now i am 21 and still dealing with it.

[tfar06]

making tough life decisions. health insurance.

[Keagan Ilvonen]

Everything?

[jonny4star]

I've seen way too many 18 year olds in here. You guys really consider 18 years old being an adult? Legally yeah, but I just don't categorize that as adult. I would absolutely never refer to an 18 year old as a man. I don't really think of people as adults until they're in their mid twenties.

Tell that to a war vet.

[n1asfan]

Emotions. Kids are so care free, I would do anything to have that peace of mind all the time!

[concernedparent]

Tell that to a war vet.
That would be an exception to the rule, because they've probably matured way more than your average whatever year old.

[banditandrew]

gas
groceries
having to organize everything in your life rather than my mom doing it for me
having to drive everywhere instead of just hopping in van and enjoying the ride