Adulting- Doing something grown-up and responsible (Urban Dictionary.)
No one ever teaches us about being an adult. Parents tell us not to rush into growing up and they give us suggestions on what we should do next ever since we were born. They tell us that the "real world" is tough and that we'll have to gain some responsibility but our parents never teach us how to be adults.
Becoming an adult is something we learn on our own from trial and era. We hit 18 and all of a sudden we're on our own. But we are lost.
All of a sudden we have to pay our own bills, buy or own food and provide for ourselves in ways that we are not used to. As children we are taught minimum responsibility from chores to school work or after school activities. We aren't taught about the stock market or about renting an apartment. We aren't taught how to protect our credit and how to balance work, social life and maybe more school. We aren't taught how to file forms and who to call if you need assistance. We aren't taught how to find a good doctor or how to get health insurance.
No one helps us learn how to adult.
What it's really like is; working two jobs to pay your own rent and save for a better car, going to bed at 1am and getting up at 8am because you needed a girls night but you wanna hit the gym before work.
What it's really like is; debating whether you wanna quit your job so you can get something closer but that's the only time you see most of your friends, eating the same thing 3 nights in a row because you haven't found the time to grocery shop or let alone cook a meal.
The "real world" is tough because we are unprepared.
As young adults we have to struggle through a lot, but don't feel ashamed to ask for help. Ask a parent or a friend or someone you look up to for advice or assistance. We are now solely responsible for ourselves and need to have our best interests at heart.
This is Adulting.
