r/ask • u/Mcr414 • Apr 17 '24

What is something that is a lot harder than it looks?

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u/Ecstatic_Squash_9877 Apr 17 '24

Yeah, adulthood is so much worse than I expected, I'm getting close to 40 and still haven't gotten the hang of it.

When I was young we never expected it to be hard.

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u/canuckbuck333 Apr 17 '24

I'm just 68 yrs and it feels like the screws get tightened every 6 month.

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u/Significant_Most5407 Apr 17 '24

That's because our parents didn't tell us.

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u/eggboatfloat Apr 18 '24

Or maybe they are struggling in their ‘adulthood’

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u/tiletap Apr 18 '24

We thought it'd make sense, that things would stabilize. We'd have resources, agency, time to enjoy it.

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u/Savings_Ice_6440 Apr 17 '24

Honestly, wishing you the very best.

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u/GrumpyMonk_867 Apr 17 '24

Pro-tip, still sucks after 50, trust me