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People Are Sharing The “Adult Problems” That Literally No One Prepared Them For, And Same
It’s no mystery that adulting is hard, and unless you’re incredibly rich and have the luxury of not worrying about the “everyday things,” dealing with them is inevitable. Recently, Redditor u/Canadiens-Bacon asked those in the Reddit community to share the adult problems that no one prepared them for, and it couldn’t be more real:
1.“Budgeting for house maintenance. Getting a new HVAC, siding, or a roof is not cheap.”
—Long-Tip-5374
2.“How fast your paycheck can be used, whether it’s for bills, gas, food, pets, etc.”
—p1ue3
3.“It’s hard to make friends.”
—-burger
4.“Chronic stress and worry. I just never feel like I can let my guard down, relax, and just be.”
—mmaine9339
5.“Not being able to find a job despite doing everything you were supposed to do.”
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—Littlescuba
6.“How mean people ACTUALLY are.”
—MassiveTest4567
7.“A lack of passion for being alive. I’m 45, and although I don’t want to not be alive, I’m not super excited about being alive, either. I love my family, I do my job, and I try my best to be a good person, but at the end of the day, it’s a lot of whatever. I’m not interested in pursuing anything or improving my station in life. I’m just kind of existing until I don’t at this point.”
—spinvestigator
8.“Watching your parents grow old.”
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—PrincessPricilla3003
“This is the worst of it. My dad has always seemed so energetic, but he’s starting to look and act like an old man lately. At least 5% of my thoughts every day are worrying about him.”
—Coffee-StainedChaos
9.“Just how expensive furniture is.”
—violetfirez
10.“That many workplaces are astonishingly like eighth grade.”
—swisssf
11.“Making decisions every single day, even when you’re tired, unsure, or just want someone else to decide for once.”
—Sorry_Confusion_1245
12.“How fast fruit flies appear.”
—Delightful_Helper
13.“Taxes. Doing them needs to be taught in schools, not geometry.”
—misshuntertoyou
14.“Deciding what to eat every day.”
—Alternative-Log5191
15.“Watching a loved one suffer in silence, hooked up to machines, and realizing that there’s nothing you can do but pray they open their eyes again. No one prepares you for that kind of helplessness.”
—sarona_o
16.“The feeling of loneliness. You work, go home, do chores, and sleep. Maybe you go on a vacation for one week out of the entire year. Everything revolves around work and chores — all day long.”
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—Darkdesire8teen
17.“How every time you think you’re done with dishes, there are somehow more dishes.”
—kindofhappytobehere
18.“I knew about the major bills, but I wasn’t prepared for the constant cost/keeping track of other necessities like toilet paper, trash bags, detergent, and more. They just keep coming. I remember asking my dad for advice when I first moved out. He told me, ‘You never have as much money as you think you do. Stay out of debt and stay out of jail.”
—614elisabeth
19.“How fast produce goes bad.”
—vanmildwild
20.“Your friends dying. It’s going to happen, whether through tragedy or natural causes, you will lose some people well before their expiration date. It will be life-changing every time, but you will come out on the other side stronger. But, holy hell, does it suck in ways you can’t imagine. Loss catches up to you at times you can’t predict.”
—Markoff_Cheney
21.Lastly: “How no one tells you that a ‘bad back’ isn’t something that older people get, it’s something we all randomly wake up with at 26.”
—Canadiens-Bacon
Honestly, yeah, my vegetables go bad TOO fast, and then I need to go out and buy more. It’s a vicious cycle. What’s an adult problem that no one prepared you for? Let us know in the comments, or you can anonymously submit your thoughts using the form below!
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.