1. Flossing. I know everyone is supposed to floss because it's good for your teeth, but I never did until a recent visit with my dentist. For the first time in a long time he told me that I should start flossing to avoid some serious issues. And I have been flossing ever since! And all it does (besides keeping my teeth healthy) is make me feel like an adult. Like this is it.
2. New Friendships. You realise that making friends is hard. All my close friends are friends I made in school - it was easy back then. And ever since my school days, whenever I try to make friends, it never works out no matter how much I want it to. I've learned that no matter how much you want to be friends with someone; they might not want to be friends with you. And I honestly never thought it would be this hard.
3. Buying groceries. All kids have to worry about when going to the grocery store is getting your mom or dad to buy you sweets! As an adult you have to worry what's for lunch and dinner and look at prices and compare which brands are cheaper! As a kid I never thought about everything that goes into one meal. Like Spaghetti - it's not just mince and spaghetti, there is also onions, tomato paste, a bologna sauce, salt & pepper etc. And the same goes for every meal...there's so much more to grocery shopping than I always thought!
4. Trust. It is harder to trust people for some reason. I think when you grow up you realise that nothing is as solid as it seems. And you even lose trust in simple things. For example I loved carnivals as a kid and I loved going on the rides. Now I'm too scared and I don't like the feeling of going upside down or too high up. Same with swimming in the ocean - as a kid it wasn't worried about sharks as much as I am now because now I know the risks.
5. Work. Duh. Even though I know I need a job to make a living, I hate working. All I want to do is chill all day long if I could. Watch series, swim, read, sleep, write and just do whatever I want to do. (side note: never take your job for granted because chilling all day long is not as great as it seems).
6. Cleaning. I know as a kid your parents made you clean your room or if you spilled something, but as an adult cleaning is what you do all day long (or that's how it feels). Keeping the kitchen clean or the floor or the dishes is a constant struggle, especially for someone like me who can't deal with filth. Sometimes, even as an adult, I have to remind myself to not let it get to me too much.
7. Paying bills. The reason we have to work. This is something no one can dodge as they get older along with filing your taxes.
8. Being nice. As an adult you have to be nice to other people, even if it's fake, you have to show it. This one sucks especially because no one likes being fake (I know I don't!) but for example when you work with someone you don't like and you have to engage with them every day, then for the most part you will be fake. Maybe you're having a bad day and you're in a bad mood, sucks to be you because you can't take it out on people around you, so you act nice.
9. Excitement. We lose it mostly. Nothing ever really excites us anymore; probably because we worry too much? Or have a lot to think about? Whatever the reason, it's hard to come by. I hope that whatever situation you find yourself in mentally and emotionally, you'll still look for a bit of excitement in life; whatever shape it may take!
10. No Imagination. I remember as a kid I used to have the biggest imagination, but now I can hardly imagine anything. I'm busy writing a fiction book and it takes a massive amount of concentration for me to imagine the fictitious world I've created in my mind. But I believe imagination plays a big part in how you see your future, without it you can't dream as big.
11. Bad Memory. The older we get the harder it is to remember stuff. I used to be able to smell something and if it's a place I've been before or something I've used before, it would take me back to that time; but now it doesn't happen as often as it used to.
12. Driving. You kind of start to hate it. I remember when I first got my license, all I wanted to do was drive around and I jumped at every opportunity to drive to the store for my parents. Now as an adult I hate driving to the store or anywhere for that matter. Sometimes I'll want to take a drive and I'll enjoy the driving experience, but most of the time that's not the case. So funny how things change.
I think we can all agree that there are more than 12 things that make us an adult, but I'll save those for part 2!
4. Trust. It is harder to trust people for some reason. I think when you grow up you realise that nothing is as solid as it seems. And you even lose trust in simple things. For example I loved carnivals as a kid and I loved going on the rides. Now I'm too scared and I don't like the feeling of going upside down or too high up. Same with swimming in the ocean - as a kid it wasn't worried about sharks as much as I am now because now I know the risks.
5. Work. Duh. Even though I know I need a job to make a living, I hate working. All I want to do is chill all day long if I could. Watch series, swim, read, sleep, write and just do whatever I want to do. (side note: never take your job for granted because chilling all day long is not as great as it seems).
6. Cleaning. I know as a kid your parents made you clean your room or if you spilled something, but as an adult cleaning is what you do all day long (or that's how it feels). Keeping the kitchen clean or the floor or the dishes is a constant struggle, especially for someone like me who can't deal with filth. Sometimes, even as an adult, I have to remind myself to not let it get to me too much.
7. Paying bills. The reason we have to work. This is something no one can dodge as they get older along with filing your taxes.
8. Being nice. As an adult you have to be nice to other people, even if it's fake, you have to show it. This one sucks especially because no one likes being fake (I know I don't!) but for example when you work with someone you don't like and you have to engage with them every day, then for the most part you will be fake. Maybe you're having a bad day and you're in a bad mood, sucks to be you because you can't take it out on people around you, so you act nice.
9. Excitement. We lose it mostly. Nothing ever really excites us anymore; probably because we worry too much? Or have a lot to think about? Whatever the reason, it's hard to come by. I hope that whatever situation you find yourself in mentally and emotionally, you'll still look for a bit of excitement in life; whatever shape it may take!
10. No Imagination. I remember as a kid I used to have the biggest imagination, but now I can hardly imagine anything. I'm busy writing a fiction book and it takes a massive amount of concentration for me to imagine the fictitious world I've created in my mind. But I believe imagination plays a big part in how you see your future, without it you can't dream as big.
11. Bad Memory. The older we get the harder it is to remember stuff. I used to be able to smell something and if it's a place I've been before or something I've used before, it would take me back to that time; but now it doesn't happen as often as it used to.
12. Driving. You kind of start to hate it. I remember when I first got my license, all I wanted to do was drive around and I jumped at every opportunity to drive to the store for my parents. Now as an adult I hate driving to the store or anywhere for that matter. Sometimes I'll want to take a drive and I'll enjoy the driving experience, but most of the time that's not the case. So funny how things change.
I think we can all agree that there are more than 12 things that make us an adult, but I'll save those for part 2!
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