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13 Questions Every Soon-To-Be Adult Asks Themselves

​We all know that awkward stage between 18 and 21 (or 18 and 30)... (or birth and death).

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13 Questions Every Soon-To-Be Adult Asks Themselves
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Just face it, you don't know anything. Nobody really does. However, if you're in that awkward stage after high school, but before college graduation, you probably haven't quite figured that out. So, you ask a lot of questions. Scratch that. You think about asking a lot of questions. If this is you, don't worry! You are not alone! Here are some questions I'm sure you've asked yourself at least once because let's face it, "adulting" is hard, confusing and down right problematic.



1. Was my education supposed to prepare me for life?

How do I do taxes? What is a credit score? How do I fix a flat tire? Where is my mom? Thank God I know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, though.


2. Mom, can you call the doctor's office and set up an appointment for me?

Talking to people on the phone is hard, okay?


3. Wait, I have to separate my laundry?

That explains why all of my white shirts are not white anymore.


4. How often is it acceptable for me to call my mom?

Five times a day is not the answer. Neither is once a month. Find a happy medium.


5. Why is food so expensive? Grocery shopping is not nearly as fun as it was when your parents were paying.

Milk is how much? Wow, I think I just became lactose intolerant.


6. Is it still acceptable to ask my parents for money?

As long as they don't know you spent the last of yours on those shoes that you had to have. Shhh...


7. 40 hours a week? That's not a job. That's torture.

If I was a Kardashian I wouldn't have to do this. *sigh*

8. My feelings on sleep? Sleep is for the weak, unless it's during the day whilst avoiding responsibilities.

I either go to sleep at 3 PM or 3 AM. There is no in between.


9. It costs how much to go to Europe?

"Would you rather have a house or see the Sistine Chapel?" And that's how I became homeless.


10. Do they really expect me to choose what I'm going to do for the rest of my life now?

I still count using my fingers and I can't put things in alphabetical order unless I sing the ABC's. I don't think I'm ready, not that I have a choice.


11. Money? LOL!

Due to student loans and gas to get to the job that doesn't pay me enough, money is but a dream.


12 Eating an entire pizza at midnight is a good idea, right?

No! Why would that sound like a good idea!? (Because pizza is yummy.)


13. Does everything really work itself out in the end?

Live your life and don't worry too much. Always remember to ask more questions and maybe don't do anything illegal either....just a thought.



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