Take what I am about to say with a grain of salt because, disclaimer, I am only nineteen. In the past few months, I had to grow up now more than ever. And since I am taking this semester off of school, and it has been a game changer.

So, here is what happens, explained by Parks and Recreation, when reality hits the fan.

1. When getting your first "real" job makes you feel like a young boss:

2. When trying to maintain a full-time job and a social life becomes a daily challenge:

3. When dressing for a date becomes way more serious than you thought it would:

4. When family asks you where you are going to be in five years:

5. When you have to start making all your appointments by yourself:

6. When you feel like you should be eating healthier because you are getting older:

7. But then a craving hits you at 3 in the morning:

8. When you forget what the outside is like because you only go to work, then home:

9. When relating to the younger generation becomes harder and harder every year:

10. When you realize that one day people are going to wonder when you are going to have kids:

11. When you constantly need reassurance that you are not messing everything up:

12. When you learn the real truth about school subjects:

13. When your coping skills become lazier:

14. When you try to explore new crazy career paths:

15. So, what I learned from attempting to be an adult is: