The Great Parts of Adulthood....

[JoitheArtist]

Oh man, being an adult is SO much better than being a kid, teen, or college student. I can't imagine going back.


--Travel: I love traveling. LOVE IT. And being a single adult who makes decent money, it's not that hard for me to save up for a few weeks, and jet off with economy airline tickets to meet friends around the country. Next weekend I'm flying to Dallas for a weekend with some NaNoWrimo friends. We've met up in San Francisco and Tucson, and I can't wait for this.

--Working: No, really! Even with as crazy as CEO makes me, I still love my job overall. Getting to write for a living? HECK YEAH. Plus, I like my coworkers, I love going out to lunch with them, I love the whole adult-in-the-workplace thing.

--Housing: I live in a nice 2-story house with 3 other girls. We get to decorate the way we want (no more white walls, mom!), cook the way we want, invite people over, etc. LOVE that.

[Broomjockey]

Great parts of adulthood? I don't have to socialize with anyone I choose not to.

I can spend my money to get the things I want without having to run purchases past my parents. I set aside all the money for my bills, and then whatever's left I distribute how I see fit.

NO ROOMMATES. I've been living solo since March, and it's freaking AWESOME. Expensive? Hell yeah. Probably a damned sight more than I should be paying. But this goes back to point 2. I spend my money how I want. And how I want is people leavin' me the hell ALONE. BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAaaaaaaa...

Other than that, nothing, since a) I still feel like I'm the same arrogant, smart-mouthed thing I was at 16, and b) I'm working towards saving up for a non-apartment place, so once I'm in there, things should get even better!

[trailerparkmedic]

(what do you want from me we are close to halloween)
being able to just outright buy candy.

Quoted for truth!

Also,

-Not having Mom nag me about making my bed. I still subscribe to the "but I'll get back in it tonight!" theory.
-Not worrying about my professors calling my mom if I don't show up for class/turn in a paper/etc.
-No getting yelled at if the dishes sit in the sink for a day. I'm pretty good about not letting them all get piled up, but it's ok if I slack once in a while.
-Being able to eat on my schedule, not when my parents decide dinner time should be.
-Staying up as late as I want with no nagging.
-Decorating my apartment. My boyfriend does most of the decorating, but I still have input.
-Having people over to my apartment whenever I want.

[Soulstealer]

I can catch a train and go down to London on the weekend just for the hell of it.
I can set the temperature for whatever I want. (all through my childhood there was the fight between those of us who like it warm, the crazies who like it cold, and the cats who stole your spot on the couch if you left to get a drink).
I understand things I didn't understand when I was younger.
I can plan my own trips.
I can curse the law society on campus because the bus they arranged for alton towers leaves at 11:45 and I have to be on campus until 4 that day. (alright this has nothing with being an adult, I just really wanted to go and I'm too busy lately to go without the prearranged trip)
I can dance in my underwear at 3 in the morning without complaints.

[jedimaster91]

Best part of adulthood for me was being able to get a dog. My parents are allergic to fur, and while I love(d) the bird(s) that we have (had), I always wanted a dog.

I can watch TV shows without my dad giving me the stink-eye. I love Two-and-a-Half Men. Is it raunchy at times? Sure. But I love it. Dad doesn't approve, but he doesn't live here.

If I want to stay on the computer all day (or all night) I can. And I don't have to fight anyone for it.

That sex thing is pretty awesome, too.

Not having a curfew.

So what if my house is a little messy?

Cooking what I want to eat. Brownies for breakfast? Heck yes!

My car. MINE!

I can crank up the tunes and rock out when I'm cooking or cleaning.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Some adults (unfortunately) do have to ask for that...and not from mom and dad either (roomies, SO's etc).

I know...I didn't own my own car until I was 25, when I moved to PA (and I bought it from my parents). Until then I shared with my mom. (Though I drove it more than she did, since she and my dad worked together and carpooled.)

...Not having to convince Mom "I'm Sick" when you just need a day off ((not that I do it often but it is so much easier to just call the boss and say "I'm not feeling well" then to try and fake a stomach flu to get out of a math test..... not ... that ... I ...ever ...did.....))

I never faked being sick to get out of a test...I know I "exaggerated" my symptoms from time to time just to stay home, but never if I actually had something important going on that day. Am I weird?

NO ROOMMATES.

Well, I have a roommate. I did live alone for a year, and it does have its perks.

-Not having Mom nag me about making my bed. I still subscribe to the "but I'll get back in it tonight!" theory.

Hehe, the only time my bed ever gets made is when I change the sheets. And it only stays made until I go to bed.

[gremcint]

-swearing!

[AdminAssistant]

Okay, positive thoughts. I'm going to dig myself out of this hole, damnit.

- Eating whatever the hell I want, when I want it. Has a drawback - gaining weight, but I never have to choke down something I don't like because "you'll eat everything on your plate and like it, missy"

- Moving out. Specifically, moving 8 hours away. So now, when I do go home, it's actually fun and enjoyable (for a while). 2 weeks is my maximum endurance.

- Buying clothing I like and wearing it the way I want to. God love my mother, she's a wonderful woman. But she's one of those that will say, "Honey, if you just fixed your hair, just wore different clothes, just wore makeup, why THEN you'd get a man!" *sigh* She means well, she really does. I still have a hard time shopping with her; she just doesn't understand that we have different styles.

[Jester]

Hehe, the only time my bed ever gets made is when I change the sheets. And it only stays made until I go to bed.

About the only time my bed gets made is when I know ahead of time I will be having female company over. And yes, I do mean that type of female company, thank you very much!

-swearing!

Fuck yeah!

[tropicsgoddess]

-swearing!

Hell motherfucking yeah!!!

[RavenStarr]

There have been a lot of cool things said about being an adult in this thread. Some of mine are:

Being able to drink pepsi and eat pretzels & dip for breakfast.

Being able to watch anything I want on TV

Being able to listen to any kind of music I want.

Being able to have my hair as long or short as I want.

Being allowed to have tattoos.

[NightWatch]

I love doing the things that I love but my mother finds offensive. Then I tell her all about it and watch her try to hide her feelings behind her smile because I'm too old to chastise for my "bad decisions".

Such as: Owning a motorcycle. I was fascinated by them as a kid, but my mom always told me they were dirty and dangerous. Now I own one. And it makes me happy.

Getting tattoos: Again, was always fascinated by them as a kid but my mom told me they were nasty and only criminals got them. Now I have lots of tattoos, and no criminal record.

I love the relationship I have with my dad now. We have the same sense of humor, but now that I'm an adult, he's not afraid to tell me a dirty joke.

I also love watching movies from my childhood and catching all the dirty jokes I never caught/understood when I was little.

Not having to try to hide the smell of alcohol and cigarettes from my parents.

Not having to get my mommy or daddy to co-sign ANYTHING. I specifically went and had my mother removed from all my accounts when I turned 18. This upset her because "what if you die!! then I have to work to get access to all your stuff!!" No shit? Like I'll have to do when you die? What a bummer... /sarcasm

Oh, and telling my deadbeat big brother what I really think of him and being old enough to realize he'll never admit to being wrong.

I also like finding my place in the world, most exciting.

I would never, ever go back to any part of my childhood. It was dark, lonely, and filled with bullies.

[SG15Z]

Well I still live with my parents as I can't afford an apartment with my income at the moment. Which sucks because they still want me doing chores and cleaning my room (not that I do anyway ).

Still I love being able to just go anywhere and not having to ask permission.

I love being able to just buy and eat whatever I want.

I love sleeping whenever and as long as I want! (my fav)

I love not having to be in school. Seriously I hated school. It felt like a waste of time the last couple of years as they just kept treading on stuff I had heard over and over for years. Can I learn something new already!

I love the free time. Compared to when I was in school where I was there from about 7am till 3pm then had homework anywhere from 2 hours to 4 hours. And of course my job in the later years. I hated never having time to myself, and now I do and I love it!

Being able to just sit on the computer for hours because there's nothing else to do and just relax without being yelled at and told I need to get to bed.



I still miss childhood to a degree, but when I think about it, I like adult life so much more. Sure it sucks, but the pros out weigh the cons for me.

[Jester]

I would never, ever go back to any part of my childhood. It was dark, lonely, and filled with bullies.

I dealt with bullies as well, but being the class clown, I probably didn't have it as bad as some others.

That being said, one part of adulthood I love is seeing how many former bullies have just completely failed at life. Or seeing how they have grown up and started treating people much, much better. I get satisfaction from that.

Or from standing up to bullies now, looking people who are larger than me in the eye, telling them I will take their hand completely off their arm if they don't stop bothering my friend, and watching the look on their face as they realize I am both serious and sincere, and watching these bullies cowards slink away. Having the ability to do that to them is freakin' awesome. It's also very effective when dealing with some of the less desireable assholes that date or want to date my teenage nieces.

Yeah, being my size and inspiring fear and dread in the type of people that used to cause me shit is unbelievably satisfying. (My father, who tried to teach me self-defense and how to stand up to these idiots, and seemed frustrated that his attempts were not seeming to work, would be so fucking PROUD!)

Well I still live with my parents as I can't afford an apartment with my income at the moment. Which sucks because they still want me doing chores and cleaning my room (not that I do anyway ).

Being an adult, I have to side with your parents. See, the way you tell it, you aren't paying them rent or utilities, so it seems to me they have every right to ask and expect you to do certain things around the house. Just saying.

[SG15Z]

Being an adult, I have to side with your parents. See, the way you tell it, you aren't paying them rent or utilities, so it seems to me they have every right to ask and expect you to do certain things around the house. Just saying.

Actually I am paying rent at my parents' home. It's only $200 a month but it is rent. Just thought I should clarify.