"Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you're doing."
We all know being an adult can be scary. You have responsibilities, and not like having children responsibilites,but responsibilities like paying rent and utilities and working and maybe even going to school. "Adulting" has now become a romanticized word within the millennial generation. But honestly, adulting scares me, and here are some reasons why:
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1. You have to work.
This one is obviously a "duh" statement. Of course you have to work to live, but what scares me about working and being an adult is also having to go to school and get my degree so I can be a better adult. I'm going to have to have money to pay for things, so how do I do that while being in school?
2. You have to pay bills.
I feel like this point is also a "duh" statement, especially in a sense that you can't live for free, you have to pay bills. This point also ties into the first point. I want an apartment/house - a place to call my own - but I also know that I'm going to have to pay for it and that is terrifying to me. I honestly just don't want to be that person racking up change to pay my bills, but I probably know I'm going to be that person.
3. You have to fend for yourself.
I'm going to be really honest, I only half know how to cook. So how am I supposed to make nutritious meals for myself if I only know how to cook things in the microwave and some things on the stove? I also have to go buy my own groceries and other things like that and that stuff seems really hard.
4. You have to be independent.
Yep, you heard it: to be an adult, you must be self-accountable. There is no more mommy doing things for you (although she doesn't do much for me now) and there is not really her bailing you out (unless you really need it) You have to make sure you get yourself up in the morning, and you have to make sure you go to work and get crap done.
As you can see, being an adult (maybe not a real adult, but a halfway kind of adult) is very scary business. There's a lot you have to do yourself and rely on yourself for. Maybe I can take a class in college on how to properly adult.
