If you try and recall whatever repressed memories you have from your awkward stage, you'd remember the acne, braces, and poor attempts at speaking to the opposite sex. Just as you were starting to settle into your teens, adulthood decided to roll through, completely uninvited. The gradual shift into this weird and unfamiliar territory might've appeared without warning, but you knew deep down it was coming.
Here are 10 signs that prove you're officially transitioning into adulthood:
1. You're too tired to go out after work.
You still look forward to going out, but you also value what little time you have for sleep and will take whatever you can get.
2. You're tired in general and are sure to let everyone know.
3. You're not caught up with the latest internet trends as much as you want to be.
Have you ever come across a meme that you weren't familiar with? Unheard of -- until now.
4. There isn't enough time in a day.
A day is equivalent to a minute in adult time. How we're expected to work, exercise regularly, update people on what we're eating, match our own socks from the laundry, and drink enough water in a day is an unsolved mystery.
5. You're drowning in responsibility.
It's exciting being unsupervised most of the time, but you didn't realize obtaining your personal freedom from parents meant this much more work for yourself.
6. You're always saving up for something.
Since mom and dad won't always be a source of income, and money trees, in fact, don't exist, it takes all of the willpower in you to save part of the paychecks you get so your future self won't want you dead.
7. Coffee and ice cream are constants in your life.
Ice cream is the ultimate comfort food and mock shoulder to cry on when friends are too busy, and coffee is the magical liquid that has you feeling invincible.
8. Your wardrobe is becoming more practical.
You knew the time would come when you'd have to start buying sensible clothes. After all, you're dressing for a real person job now, not the frats.
9. E-mail has become more important than ever.
Your e-mail account evolved from endless promotional e-mails and aimless convos with your middle school best friend, soccergirl24@aol.com, to a means of business communication. You've had to swap out your usual lingo for something more professional since no employer wants to receive an e-mail similar to a text you'd send to your group message.
10. You get excited to see family.
Remember when you used to be embarrassed by your mom picking you up from school? Or the days when you constantly fought with your annoying sibling. The fighting never actually ends, but you've come a long way since then. Being away from your family for most of the year showed you just how much you'd really miss them.
