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Adulting: As Told By My Roommate

The only thing harder than being an adult, is nothing.

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Adulting: As Told By My Roommate
Laurel Abrahamsson

You wanted your independence, the freedom to say "I am having ice cream for dinner" and you got just what you wanted. You're so proud of yourself for officially moving out from under your parents' roof, only to find, adulting sucks. And it sucks a lot. A lot more than you ever imagined. So, this one is for everyone out there trying to make it as an "adult".

1.When your mom says you have to start paying your own bills because you're an adult now.

2. The first time you get seriously injured and you're not really sure how to take care of yourself, but you try your darnedest to figure it out.

3. When you get into a fight with your significant other and you make them stay and fight it out, like the adults you both are.

4. When one of your cooking expeditions goes terribly wrong and you have to clean up the wreckage, since you're a responsible adult now.

5. When you feel really good about buying clothes with your own money, not your parent's.

6. When your mom always told you veggies were important to a healthy diet, but you're an adult now and decide pizza covers all the food groups in your mind.

7. When you're going out with your girls but you're an adult now and need to keep it classy.

8. When you see a fuzz and overreact because you hate killing bugs and now there's no one else around to kill them.

9. When one of your friends suggests you guys try a new diet and work out together, since that's what adults do.

10. When you call out of work twice in one week and don't get fired.

11. When you get to the store and there is a BOGO sale on Dino nuggets and mac and cheese and you get 8 packs of each.

12. When you've had to do your hair every single day this week and you're not sure you can do it all over again next week.

13. The celebratory dance you do the second you get off work on Friday.

14. When you get back from your first non-"Tinder" date and you're explaining why there won't be a second.

15. When you take "Finding Nemo" to heart and try to find ways to "just keep swimming" through adulthood.

Good luck out there, you'll need it.


PSA: My roommate did approve the use of these lovely Gifs, for those of you who were worried.

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