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7 Reasons Why Being An Adult Sucks

I wish I was still a kid.

Sarah Holliman

Aug 13, 2018

University of Mississippi

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Being an adult is super hard. Nobody told me it would be. There are so many things that make me wish I was a kid again: like the tooth fairy giving me a dollar when I lost the best tooth, the Easter bunny bringing me baskets with goodies, or Santa on Christmas. Being a kid was so much easier. This is not a full list of why being an adult sucks, but it's a start.

1. My mom no longer calls my doctor's office to make appointments for me.

Okay, so I know I'm not the only one who wishes their mom still did this. I can't tell you the number of times that I have been sick and had to call to schedule my own appointment. I also can't just let her tell the doctor what's wrong with me.

2. I don't magically end up in my bed when I fall asleep on the couch.

When I was little, any time I fell asleep anywhere other than my bed, the next morning I would always be in my bed when I woke up. I never really knew how that worked until I figured out my dad was the one who would carry my sleeping body to my bedroom. How did I figure this out? I stopped waking up in my bed the bigger I got.

3. What I have I have to earn; it isn't just a given anymore.

I didn't get my first job until my first year of college. Everything was given to me before then: food, money for trips, clothes, shoes, you name it. This is not the case anymore. I rarely ever get freebies now, and anything I need or want comes out of my own pocket now.

4. People treat you like you know more than you do.

It's like the minute I turned 18 people just expected so much more of me. I was supposed to call my bosses by their first names?? Because I was an adult? In what world did I not use Mrs. or Mr. when addressing someone older than me? This is sometimes still weird for me. I can also not just skate by in classes because teachers won't just give me that A just because they like me.

5. People expect you to have your shit together when really nobody ever does.

I can't tell you the number of times when I have been struggling and someone has told me to just figure it out. When I moved out of my parent's house, I really was on my own, and that was really hard for me at first. It's like the world expects me to just be okay all the time, even when I'm not okay.

6. I can't just cry when I'm hungry and have food appear in front of me.

I don't know if this happened to anyone else, but when I was a kid, I really could just cry when I was hungry and receive food momentarily. If only I could still do this now! There have been many nights when I had to scrounge for change just to buy me a chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A for dinner.

7. BILLS!!!

Why can't we just live in a Utopian society where everything is shared and we never have to pay for anything? I hate going to work and getting a paycheck and then not being able to see any of the money I just earned because it went to paying something off. Car payments suck, light bills suck, water bills suck, internet bills suck, really they all just suck. That was my money that I sweated my butt off to earn.

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7 Reasons Why Being An Adult Sucks

I wish I was still a kid.

1. My mom no longer calls my doctor's office to make appointments for me.

2. I don't magically end up in my bed when I fall asleep on the couch.

3. What I have I have to earn; it isn't just a given anymore.

4. People treat you like you know more than you do.

5. People expect you to have your shit together when really nobody ever does.

6. I can't just cry when I'm hungry and have food appear in front of me.

7. BILLS!!!

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The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

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It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

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Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

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14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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