‘When did you realise you were grown up?’ – 17 moments when people felt the grim reality of adulthood kick in for good
10.
‘When I started doing bigger DIY jobs around my house without asking my dad for help.’
-MoneySaverPete
11.
‘Theoretically the day I reported for work on the first working day of the year after leaving school. followed shortly thereafter by 2 years national service in the army. When I got out there I really felt “grown up”‘
-Specialist_Heron4446
12.
‘When some kids knocked on my door to get their ball back after it bounced into my garden
‘It was like at that very moment my hair suddenly turned grey from the realisation that I was “old”’
-Mc_and_SP
13.
‘When my Mum was ill in hospital and my Dad couldn’t cope. I was 45 years old, and suddenly I was the adult. I’d bought houses, got married etc but that was the moment.’
-Key_Plum_99a
14.
‘When I bought dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.’
-kitjen
15.
‘Literally today, riding my mountain bike and my elbow joints hurt?! No one warned me of joint ache for no reason! Except for the adverts for old people I guess…’
-ParkingTiny6301
16.
‘When my employer said “congratulations on the promotion now you are in charge of these 16 people, most of them will resent you for being younger, good look, sink or swim”‘
-RonnieBarko
17.
‘As a teacher, probably the moment I qualified and looked up on the first day to see 30 children staring back at me. When I looked around for the responsible adult to take charge, it finally dawned on me that I was now the responsible adult.’
-LostTheGameOfThrones
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