20 Times I Knew I Must be an Adult
Here's a non-exhaustive list of times the thought, "So this is adulthood," struck me pretty strong. Without further adieu, in no particular order:
- Scheduling my own doctor's appointment and having to fill out all that obnoxious paperwork.
- Going pants shopping and purchasing them from the women's section instead of the junior's section.
- Buying the women's jeans and being excited about how well they fit and how much coverage they provide.
- Wanting sneakers at Firefly, despite them not going with my outfit. However, I still packed like a kid and went with the cute shoes instead.
- Having people trust me enough to work from home.
- Dealing with the bullshit that is car trouble. Times three.
- Having to request time off to go home (well, now my parent's house I guess) and not just being assigned a time to leave (like college breaks).
- Needing to recruit a chaperone when I needed my wisdom teeth out, rather than just having my mom around for it.
- Giving a presentation about my job and being thought of as the "professional opinion." Then doing a good enough job to be asked to do it several times more.
- Handing out business cards.
- Being included on a recipe email chain, and actually having something of merit to provide.
- Taking over the title on my car AND paying my own insurance for it, which is also in my name.
- Going to my mailbox to receive nothing but bank statements and bills, rather than care packages and holiday themed cards.
- Laying in bed all night stressing about work.
- Laying in bed all night and not being able to whine to my mother about it.
- Things breaking around the house and not being able to just leave it for my dad to fix.
- Missing holidays, birthdays and other social outings because of work.
- Spending money on things freely and not feeling terribly ridden with guilt for spending my parent's money frivolously.
- Filling out my own taxes (albeit with a lot of help from my dad).
- Having to pack my own lunch everyday.
Were there any times that you were ever overwhelmed by feelings of adulthood? Leave 'em in the comments! :)