Nah my dad used to warn me all the time when I said I couldent wait to be an adult. He now tells me anytime i complain about how much being an adult sucks, "I tried to warn ya".
When i had my kid, they used to say they couldent wait to grow up, I told them to enjoy being a kid while they can cause being an adult while it has its perks, it fucking sucks. My kids 20 now, they will probably have the same cycle if they have kids.
I was like this. I LOVED my freedom, gaming after school, hanging with friends, summer breaks. I knew what a job was, 8 hours a day, no more summer, etc. I wanted absolutely none of that. 33 years old now, and I’d tell little me he was absolutely right about adulthood
I understand that. I was really privileged growing up, no major trauma or losses. Just your typical mid-upper class nerdy kid who was lucky enough to get gameboys, an N64 and all that. So there’s no denying I had a good childhood.
Now in corporate I’m pretty much a shell of a person lol my entire life is just work
my parents (mostly my dad) were physically abusive and extremely critical of nearly every thing i did, honestly i think the only compliments i ever got were something directly meant to demean my older brother or convince me to give them something
It really depends on your job and life. I'm 34, no kids, live together, only work 20 weeks a year, still go to festivals etc., and I've never had this much gaming time in my life, it's awesome. Only have to worry about cleaning and maintenance of my house.
Your poor daughter. It's nice to have something to look forward to rather than dread. I'm an adult and I'm happier than I was as a kid so it's not even true anyway.
Literally impossible unless you had a shit childhood. Being a child is easy, not stressful, and you have a lot more time to just do what you want. And you have no responsibility.
I have way more free time now without school actually. Of course I don't have kids (and won't) so YMMV as they say, but things ain't bad nowadays. I do gotta do my own laundry though :(
Childhood had its moments, but I think too many people look back with rose tinted glasses. Most people had very little freedom as a kid, and you were at the mercy of whatever your parents want you to do. You have no money and no resources and no way of getting from A to B. Your emotions are not regulated and everything is more stressful because you have less life experience.
Adulthood, however provides you with the opportunity to make whatever you want of your life and be as free as you can be. You don’t have to get married and you don’t have to have kids and you can work wherever you are able to. The sky is the limit as an adult. You can leave the house at 3 AM and go to 7-Eleven to buy vodka and a whole cake if you want and no one can say “no”.
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u/ArtThen9871 Jul 16 '26
Hate having to be an adult