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50 Painfully Funny Posts About Adulting That May Comfort You Knowing You’re Not Alone
Depending on which country you live in, you officially turn into an adult when you’re 18 or 21. At that point you’re supposed to step into a promised era of endless responsibilities, bills, chores and mind-buggers that will have nothing similar to the liberating and cool world you dreamed of as a teen.
But ask my fellow millennials how it feels to be an adult and they will be short of words. The truth is, we don’t know, or we do but we don’t have words for it.
Luckily, this hilariously raw Twitter page “Adult Problem” does that job for us. By sharing painfully relatable posts about what it's like to be a modern adult, it shows the comical, genuine, witty, sometimes sad, and often cringe side of adulthood grown-ups often remain silent about.
“Where 9-5 doesn’t exist anymore, and we dress casual and fashionable at work,” says the page’s description and you can already guess the sense that the modern world’s adults are nothing like our parents and grandparents used to be when they were our age.
Psst! After you’re done, be sure to check out our previous post with more hilariously sad adulthood tweets that will make you laugh and then cry.
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OnAFreakingRollercoaster 2 years ago
Or being happy to be invited, then wanting to leave 5 minutes after you arrive 🤷🏼♀️
“Contemporary adults are much less tied to neighbors and to local communities, such as churches and social clubs, compared to adults in the past century,” Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, the best-selling author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts told Bored Panda in an interview.
Dr. Tsipursky argues that “the social life of modern adults revolves much more around their friends and families, and they can connect with their loved ones across vast distances thanks to modern technology.”
Another key area of difference comes down to the modern technology. “Contemporary adults have a much vaster access to information than adults in the previous century, and can learn much more–and much more easily–than those in the past,” Dr. Tsipursky explained.
He added that contemporary adults are also much more concerned with mental well-being, focusing on self-care and personal growth more than adults in the past.
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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Our toilet was away from the cupboard, but my mother had decorated the room with a bunch of cats, so I would have to hold imaginary conversations while they watched me.
Moreover, Dr. Tsipursky argues that contemporary adulthood is characterized by much less stability in approaches to jobs than adulthood in the previous century.
“For example, consider our work experiences. We are much less likely to stick with the same company throughout our lives, unlike in the past. Instead, contemporary adults work an average of three to five years with a company, focusing on their ability to gain skills and experience there, and then move on to a different company,” the author explained and added that many adults work as contractors, without a permanent tie to a company at all.
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Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Wish I could go back and just enjoy nap time after recess. Wake up, play with my finger pudding in art class and bring it home for mom to be placed on the fridge.
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Will Cable 2 years ago
That is what they want you to think but with every election comes more taxes and more expenses then they you realise you can't afford to live and you can't afford to die.
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
Or possibly dive-bombed by a teenaged kitten. *washes her left back leg innocently*
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Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Me: How many days can I miss this month and still be able to pay my bills? Bills: 2! You only get 2 days this month that’s it! And you you were already sick/had a PTO day off twice this month! Go to work! Lol Me: oh well, do I really need to pay….. Bills: GO TO WORK !!!!!
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Lauren S 2 years ago
My kid loves socks and goes through tons of them because he likes to wear “hand socks”. At 6 yo he got his first pair of gloves. Mind blown 🤯!!! (we live in Arizona, the desert, so not a necessary clothing item for us). But as an adult, I do love being gifted socks, especially if they’re colorful or funny.
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
Phones are for BP, restaurant games, cute cat pics, and occasionally texting.
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Hotdogking 2 years ago
You need to get enough sleep so you won’t be tired. But you can’t get too much sleep or you’ll wake up tired; because thst’s a thing that happens
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tuzdayschild 2 years ago
That was me until I broke down and got the way too expensive, supportive matress. Life changing and no more old people pains when I wake up.
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Me. Just Me. 2 years ago
Monday = Monday Tuesday = Monday Wednesday = Monday Thursday = Monday Friday = thank heavens it's not Monday anymore.
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Summer Mason 2 years ago
Seriously. But with out the degree and 7 years experience you can't become a cashier now days.
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
There was the existential dread of wondering if your project would still be there when you got to school from using those crappy translucent neon-color floppy disks.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
To me this is all very interesting. I've been wondering for over 71 years what it would be like to be an adult.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
Can you let me know when you figure it out please?
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
To me this is all very interesting. I've been wondering for over 71 years what it would be like to be an adult.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
Can you let me know when you figure it out please?
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