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    Moments I feel like a real adult...

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    • HobbieH
      Hobbie
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      I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

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      • ToriT
        Tori @Hobbie
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        @Hobbie said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

        I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.

        Oh man. My grass is so brown because my irrigation is broken and my attempts to fix the heads just…did not adult well. This is my fear realized.

        she/her, them/they - not super particular

        I have been here the whole time

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          Pyrephox Administrators
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          I pay all the bills for my household! I have successfully done this for years, but it only really hit me when my elderly father moved in with me. Now I am truly the breadwinner, and it’s stressful, but sometimes also feels weirdly good? Like checking off an achievement.

          And then being terrified that I will lose my income and we will both be homeless and starve to death. Which is also a very ‘real adult’ feeling.

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          • PavelP
            Pavel @Pyrephox
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            @Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

            my elderly father moved in with me

            On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

            He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
            BE AN ADULT

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              Pyrephox Administrators @Pavel
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              @Pavel said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

              @Pyrephox said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

              my elderly father moved in with me

              On the plus side, now you get to say “my house, my rules.”

              No, I really don’t.

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                Raeras
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                I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

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                • Vulgar BoyV
                  Vulgar Boy
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                  I fixed my stupid dishwasher.

                  It was very satisfying.

                  Stupid dishwasher.

                  love that perfect frown

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                  • TezT
                    Tez Administrators @Raeras
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                    @Raeras said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                    I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.

                    I support you as a person but I can’t bring myself to upvote this.

                    WORK PEOPLE?

                    OUTSIDE?

                    ON WEEKEND?

                    she/they

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                      Raeras @Tez
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                      @Tez 🤣 I know. It’s crazy. We’re going to get pastries though and talk about non-work stuff! Probably. Who knows!

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                        Tez Administrators @Raeras
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                        @Raeras I can upvote pastries. I hope you and the pastries have fun.

                        she/they

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                        • SnacknessS
                          Snackness
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                          My husband just came in and told me there was a new stoplight going up just outside our neighborhood, which we enthusiastically chattered about for a minute or so (because we need it!).

                          My 8yo son, sarcastic: “Yay, a new stoplight.”

                          Me: “This is what happens when you grow up.”

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                          • saoS
                            sao
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                            I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

                            I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

                            let it be a challenge to you

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                              Pavel
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                              My dishwasher was throwing up an error and refusing to drain. I put it up on blocks like one would a car, and disassembled the lower portion to get access to the flood switch. Disabled the switch, drained and rebuilt the filter/pump section, and now it works again.

                              I know this is only a temporary stop gap, but it feels good to fix something.

                              He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                              BE AN ADULT

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                              • AriaA
                                Aria @sao
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                                @sao said in Moments I feel like a real adult...:

                                I poured a cup of baking soda down my bathtub drain and now my bathtub drains again.

                                I have conquered … whatever gunk was slowing it up. Mighty am I.

                                FYI: If it ever gets really bad, a drain snake is all of about $25 at Lowe’s and that is much cheaper than calling a plumber. It’s also easy! And very gross.

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                                • SolsticeS
                                  Solstice @Aria
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                                  I had not truly stared into the abyss until I snaked the drain.

                                  Wear gloves, a mask (trust me), and have the trash bin right nearby so you can fling it out the door as soon as possible.

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                                    Raeras
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                                    I navigated a very busy downtownish area/parking garage on my lunch break without panicking \o/

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                                      Gasboy @Pavel
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                                      @Pavel If they can’t find you handsome, they can at least find you handy. - Red Green (probably)

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                                        Gasboy @Solstice
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                                        @Solstice As someone who has pulled 6 foot monsters outta drains in my house, this is advice people need to take…

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