‘What’s something that nobody prepares you for as an adult?’ – 22 good and bad surprises you receive when you grow up

13.

‘Menopause. What do you MEAN all this weird shit happening to my body suddenly is normal? I thought I was SICK.’
–probablygoblins

14.

‘What it takes to thrive when societal norms change and the country nose dives into chaos. We don’t live in the same world we grew up in and yet are expected to thrive as it were still the same environment with the same methods from the previous world.’
–Sapio1_618Sentient

15.

‘There is no summer vacation once you start work.’
–Different-Goose-7591

16.

‘Hangovers get worse with age.’
–doctimi

17.

‘The mind is willing but the body just isn’t always able, or hurts a lot afterwards.’
–catdadoffour99

18.

‘Everyone’s always busy and seeing your friends becomes a complicated puzzle where there will always be a missing piece.’
–Powerful-Bake-6336

19.

‘The sheer amount of decisions you have to make every day and the fact that there often is no ‘right’ or ‘correct’ choice for may things.’
–Few-Sherbet-6295

20.

‘You can do whatever you want, but that doesn’t mean you should. That lesson is usually learned the hard way.’
–NathanCollier14

21.

‘What about waking up and realising you’re the person you always wished you could be as a kid? Genuinely never really believed or was prepared for the joy of having a life that’s my own. Yes, it can be hard, the constant rat race, but there is a lot to be said for independence and having the power to make the exact choices you want to!’
–utterlysane__mostly

22.

‘How many cardboard boxes you have to break down. Why is it so many?’
–Kdog122025

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