‘What’s something you bought as an adult because you weren’t allowed it as a child?’ – 17 purchases worth waiting for
10.
‘Advent calendar. My mom said she never got me one cuz she knew I’d eat it all in one day. She was right, even in my 30s.’
-bongo1100
11.
‘Name brand stuff, don’t get me wrong, love a good deal. But 5 star notebooks are so much better than the 50 cent ones from Walmart.’
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12.
‘Books. So many books. My mother always told me books were a waste of time and money. Now I have so many bookshelves FILLED with fantastic literature.’
-Leslie_Ackerman
13.
‘Technically I didn’t buy him, he just appeared, but a cat. However, he is now the most expensive freeloader ever, so I can say I bought him.’
-DisneyAddict2021
14.
‘A guitar. It wasn’t that I wasn’t forbidden from having one. We just couldn’t afford one. Music was never a priority when we were just trying to survive. So I bought my first guitar at 31 ’
-captaintrips_1980
15.
‘When I got my first job in high school I got a box of those Andes chocolate mints you would get at restaurants. Instead of waiting for the rare occasion my parents take me to a restaurant and they happen to give them with the check… I realized I could buy the whole damn box.’
-Oak510land
16.
‘A ribeye steak. My mother would occasionally buy herself one as a special treat and get pissed if me or my sister asked for a bite. She would say, “If I had a piece of shit on a stick, you would want some, too.” As a mother of adult children, I can’t imagine ever doing this to my kids. If I buy steak, I buy enough for everyone.’
-Nomailforu
17.
‘My first paycheck I got in my apartment. I bought a used copy of Fallout 3. A bag of Blowpops a box of fruit by the foot and a half gallon of chocolate milk. That memory means more to me than my first beer. Wasn’t allowed to ever get any of those things as a kid.’
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