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While childhood is full of wonders, most folks go through it absolutely itching to be grown up. Cake for dinner, bedtimes banned and banished. This is all actually quite possible, but with it comes the endless tasks, like the laundry and dishes. On the brighter side, adults can take refuge in the fact that these experiences are at least pretty universal, and, in the right light, even pretty funny.
We’ve gathered some of the funniest and most relatable tweets about the realities of adulthood. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to possibly feel the pain of being understood, upvote your favorite examples and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Lost Panda 10 hours ago
I went to Konan (Japanese store like Home Depot) the other day. Rancid... they were playing Rancid...
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Joseph Miller 1 hour ago
Ingredients that need your time and energy to put together to then _finally_ be able to eat.
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LillieMean 4 hours ago
Amateur, I surf the net to avoid making that list in the first place. You can't stress about undone things if they don't exist. Denial, what a wonderful state of being.
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The Doom Song 6 hours ago
1. Milk 2. Eggs 3. Bread 4. Cheese 5. Dog food 6. Vodka 7. Toilet paper
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Dawn Marie 1 hour ago
Going home and taking off my shoes and bra and collapsing onto the sofa. I might get up later, and then again I might not. I love being single, but being an empty nester is not for the faint of heart. But, I do love the quiet and not so much responsibility.
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Tucker Cahooter 9 hours ago
"Ironing" of course omitted from this list. It's just going to get wrinkled again anyway
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Geoffrey Scott 2 hours ago
I've come up with some hacks for this. Spinach? slice of bread in the tightly rolled and rubber banded bag. Asparagus? Wet paper towel in the bottom of the produce bag from the store. They last WAY longer before going slimy.
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Lost Panda 10 hours ago
"I'll just watch a little and then finish it tomorrow" *3 months later* "What is going on? Guess I'll have to start over"
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Sanfranswty 9 hours ago
When I had my first apartment, I would take grocery bags and just "shop" at my dad's while he was at work.
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#44
Geoffrey Scott 2 hours ago
"Yeah...thanks person who cannot fathom how to park between the lines, or clown driving a Smart car, who pulls all the way in, oh..there's ..damn"
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 hours ago
I actually bought a variety pack of Push Pops candy for myself a couple of months ago. XD One of my favorite fun candies as a kid. When I finish them, Ring Pops are next!!
#50
Libstak 5 hours ago (edited)
It gets worse as you age. I care for my 82 yrs young mum. A specialist appointment 1 week away requires daily planning and on the day? It's at 1220pm, so naturally we need to be up and finished breakfast by 7am to make it on time because it's a whole 20 minutes from home and we can't be late dammit!!!
#51
Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 hours ago
It's a national pastime over here, and we take it very seriously.
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Dawn Marie 51 minutes ago
Or, the older you get the younger kids look. I ask a kid, who I thought was in middle school, if her was excited about going to high school? He looked at me funny and said and I quote: "Ma'am, I am 25 and in my fifth year of med. school." I over apologized and excused myself and left the party. uggg!!
#72
Cosmos in your eyes 5 minutes ago
rec soccer. I see my teammates once a week. Now we're friends. :-D
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#82
Lost Panda 10 hours ago
What could have been 10 minutes in and out has now turned into 30 minutes of searching and cursing the layout.
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Geoffrey Scott 2 hours ago
It's not the usual pains that concern me, it's the new ones that have no explanation.
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Dawn Marie 34 minutes ago
I would love to be able to eat leftovers but I have Cibophobia. I am also a germophobic. I fear the germs that have gotten into the leftovers. I know I am weird@@
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Penguin Panda Pop 8 hours ago (edited)
I'm the opposite! No exclamation marks because I rarely exclaim anything. Just drone on and on, and then read it back and add some to seem human. [edited to add an exclamation mark]
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Child of the Stars 3 hours ago
Reading these is so strange for me. I grew up in a borderline cult and was taught from early childhood that women couldn't handle stress like higher education and home finances, so that's why they should be caregivers to children and care for the home and let their husbands have the education and careers and be in charge. It really screwed with my self-esteem and sense of self-worth. As a result, I spiraled into substance abuse and mental illness. I'm now 42 and a single mom. I've been through intensive therapy and have been sober almost 12 years. I enrolled in college last January and have completed 3 classes. This last semester, I took an algebra class and passed it--after years of believing that as a woman, I wasn't capable of understanding mathematics beyond arithmetic. For me, mundane adult responsibilities like holding a job and going to college is the opposite of an emotional drain. It's freedom.
Lost Panda 10 hours ago
I realized I was old(er) when I finally understood why my grandfather loved to just sit on the porch with his smokes and coffee for hours on end.
Child of the Stars 3 hours ago
Reading these is so strange for me. I grew up in a borderline cult and was taught from early childhood that women couldn't handle stress like higher education and home finances, so that's why they should be caregivers to children and care for the home and let their husbands have the education and careers and be in charge. It really screwed with my self-esteem and sense of self-worth. As a result, I spiraled into substance abuse and mental illness. I'm now 42 and a single mom. I've been through intensive therapy and have been sober almost 12 years. I enrolled in college last January and have completed 3 classes. This last semester, I took an algebra class and passed it--after years of believing that as a woman, I wasn't capable of understanding mathematics beyond arithmetic. For me, mundane adult responsibilities like holding a job and going to college is the opposite of an emotional drain. It's freedom.
Lost Panda 10 hours ago
I realized I was old(er) when I finally understood why my grandfather loved to just sit on the porch with his smokes and coffee for hours on end.
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