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Signs That You've Actually Become an Adult

It's so much more than turning 18

Signs That You've Actually Become an Adult


Turning eighteen is a really exciting time because it is when you officially become an adult. Or so they say. Well, I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really feel like an adult when I turned eighteen. And there are times, at twenty years old, when I still don’t really feel like an adult. Here are some signs that you are actually becoming a real adult.

When you had to do your taxes for this first time and legitimately had no idea what was going on.

When you got your first tax return in the mail and felt like a million bucks.

When you had to say “Sorry, I’m not the same without my coffee” for the first time.

When you realized that you should make the extra effort to go to Walmart instead of Target because their prices are so much better.

When going a full day without seeing an engagement or baby announcement on Facebook is a rarity.

When going a full day without having the “What the heck am I doing with my life?!” freakout is a rarity.

When you have to make your first doctor’s appointment on your own.

When you shop with coupons for the first time.

When you see what today’s high schoolers get away with and think “Back when I was in school…” for the first time.

When your credit card bill is finally $0 and you feel like you’ve just won an Oscar.

When you feel like you have it all together because you’re learning to do things on your own and depend on yourself and it feels good.



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