Stepping foot into adulthood is what many children dream about. They fantasize about finally having the freedom to eat pizza five days a week, go to a friend’s house unannounced, or stay awake till midnight on a weekday. Sure, free will is a big perk of being an adult but nobody tells these kids just how many crushing responsibilities come with it… or they simply don’t listen. Nonetheless, they inevitably learn this later on, when they’re suddenly left to make their own appointments, wonder what they’ll feed themselves, and realize the bed starts calling them at 8 p.m. Then, it becomes clear that adulthood is not the rainbow and ponyland they imagined it to be.
Undeniably, many of us are stuck in this phase, thinking that adulthood is a total scam. To make these thoughts more bearable, we compiled a full list of adulting memes shared in the Adulting subreddit. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down.
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with Shari Botwin, LCSW, trauma expert and author of Thriving After Trauma and Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse, who kindly agreed to chat with us more about the struggles of adulthood.
#1 I Just Want
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#2 You Were Right
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#3 Real Adults
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#4 Just Some Solid Advice For Adulting
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#5 Even Then It Burns Me Out
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#6 So Relatable
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#7 🤷♂️
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#8 30 😭
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#9 Being Alone Is Addicting
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#10 My Mother-In-Law’s Wise Words About Being Upset With The Election Results
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#11 My Favorite
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#12 This Is Not How It Ought To Be
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#13 Take The Time And Try To Find Yourself
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#14 Eye Opening
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#15 This Is Literally What's Happening To Me Everyday
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#16 R.i.p
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#17 Don't Be The Definition Of Insanity
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#18 Facts
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#19 We Just Gotta Keep Pushing Through
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#20 Real
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#21 Mental Health Is Worth More Than Any Paycheck
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#22 Too Many Negative Stories Here, I Love My Adult Life
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#23 Ok 😶🌫️
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#24 Is It Really Bad That I Don't Have Any "Real" Hobbies? When I Get Off Work, I Just Want To Shut My Mind Off And Do Absolutely Nothing
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#25 Is This Really A Hack Though? 🧐
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#26 Its Never In Between!
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#27 Whyyy?
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#28 Every Single Time
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#29 A $1 Saved Is A $1 Saved
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#30 Officially An Adult🥲
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#31 I Can Relate
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#32 That's Exactly How I Feel
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#33 Childhood Punishments Are Adult Goals
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#34 Another Weekend Gone
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#35 For Real 😏
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#36 It Happened
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#37 Quite Literally
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#38 How True Is This😂😂
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#39 Just Want To Be In Bed
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#40 The Next Generation
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#41 True Or No?
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