Before you turned 21, you had serious FOMO, thinking, "When I turn 21 everything will be so much better." You always counted down the days until you were able to buy alcohol. And when you were finally legal, you bought all the alcohol possible and felt on top of the world. You no longer had to pay cover at the bars, and you loved showing off your brand new ID. But after a few months of finally being of age, things started to shift.
Here are 15 realizations you have after being 21:
1. You thought you'd actually look 21 on your birthday, but you still look like you're 16, even though you're almost 22.
2. You rarely get ID'd and wonder what would've happened if you tried buying alcohol before you were 21.
3. You get annoyed when people ask you to buy them alcohol, but then you remember when you were in their shoes.
4. You realize how expensive it is, and you start to miss being underage only because people would buy you drinks.
5. In fact, your bank account hates you for all the alcohol you buy.
6. You can finally take your time in the alcohol section of the store without freaking out that someone will know you're underage while you're standing in the same aisle.
7. You've discovered what kind of drinks you actually like instead of asking your friend to get you some Kamchatka.
8. Going out takes too much effort and it's not as much fun now that you're legal.
9. And when you do go out, it takes you 15 minutes to get ready.
10. And then the next day, you feel old because your hangover sucks.
11. And you've most likely gotten all ready to go out, and then decided you didn't feel like it so you stayed in and went to bed instead.
12. You'd sometimes rather sit on the couch in your pajamas, drinking wine and watching Netflix than go to the bars.
13. You've discovered having a nice dinner with a beer is way better than getting wasted.
14. You have a stash of alcoholic beverages in your house but you still purchase more at the store.
15. You realize being 21 is great, but the hype only lasts for a bit.
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