Moments I feel like a real adult...
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These aren’t happy, and they aren’t peeves, just those moments when you realize you’re doing adult things in an adult way!
Example:
I did my taxes this evening. That’s normal. But guys.I ITEMIZED MY DEDUCTIONS instead of taking the standard deduction!!!
Like
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We just spent a buttload of money to have our yard drainage fixed. The guys finished the day before a big rain.
We’ve been watching the yard like kids watching for Santa Claus. It’s draining great.
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I am washing laundry tonight. LOADS of fun (sorry had to do the pun). I have a second pair of sheets to put on the bed while the current pair washes. It seems so simple. However, I feel like royalty though! #AdultAndPosh
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I got out of bed this morning and made three new noises when I stood up. #adulting
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Gosh I could probably write a very long blog post about this topic, but here’s a couple things:
- I do my own taxes without help.
- I’m motivating myself to get schoolwork done on time.
- I’m more dependent on myself. Self-sufficiency has been a HUGE topic for me with respect to feeling like an adult.
- I’m trying to take care of my mental health, and that means accepting the fact that I personally need medication to do so. (Evidence has shown that my brain just does not respond to non-medication adjustment for certain matters.)
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I judge my neighbourhood’s lawns as I drive past.
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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.
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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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@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.”
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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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I made plans with 2 works friends to meet OUTSIDE of work this Sunday.
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I fixed my stupid dishwasher.
It was very satisfying.
Stupid dishwasher.
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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?
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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! -
@Raeras I can upvote pastries. I hope you and the pastries have fun.
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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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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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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.
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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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