Being An Adult Is Hard, But Being Forced Into Adulthood Is Harder
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Being An Adult Is Hard, But Being Forced Into Adulthood Is Harder

You might be coping the same way that I do.

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Being An Adult Is Hard, But Being Forced Into Adulthood Is Harder
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Being an adult sucks — especially if you're not ready for it. I'm certainly not ready for it, but that doesn't mean anything to the universe. Once you're done with school, it's time to grow up. Ready or not, here you come.

This past year has been a struggle for me, to say the least. But I can't really complain — it's forced me to be an adult. I've had to handle the logistics involved in taking a semester off. I've had to try to finesse interactions with my professors. I've had to decide whether or not I want to continue in music (Spoiler: I don't). I have to decide a lot of logistical things about my degree now.

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I've been pigeon-holed into adulthood. I don't want to be an adult yet. I super don't want to be an adult yet. But here we are, maneuvering through the ins-and-outs of the real world.

But this article isn't a sob-story about how I don't want to be an adult. No, this is about how I follow the trend that plenty of Millennials before me have already followed. I'm over-compensating. I'm over-correcting.

As soon as I get an important or professional email, I get the urge to do something irresponsible. When I realize that I need to make a big decision, I get that same urge to do something irresponsible. As I write this, I'm making plans to get my nose pierced (no, that's not necessarily irresponsible, but it's not as adult-like as other activities) because I got an email from my university.

There's a reason I have seven tattoos. There's a reason that so many young people are still living off their parents and making "bad" decisions. We're over-correcting. A lot of young people feel the exact same way that I do. They feel that they're being forced to grow up and they don't like it.

This over-correction isn't really the worst thing in the world — especially if you're aware of it. I recommend that you take a second to reflect on your decisions. If you think you're over-correcting, it's OK! Just take notice. Tone down your more irresponsible decisions and pair them with a responsible one.

Yeah— I'll be coming home with a nose piercing later tonight, but I responded to my emails.

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