Is it fun being an adult?

[Algolei]

I'm 40, and it sucks being an adult. That's why I've never tried it.

A couple of weeks ago, someone tried yelling at me, "Would the adult in the blue jacket please stop running through the aisles with scissors." I didn't realize they were talking to me, though, 'cause they said "adult." They had to yell "Hey, you!" before I caught on. And by then security was involved, and...well, I'll have to shop at a different Wal-Mart for a while.

 

[RangerWickett]

I just got let go from my grocery store job. Time to grow up and get a real job, I suppose.

 

[Harmon]

My experience

Life sucks from beginning to end. If you are lucky then you meet great people along the way and have some fun, but otherwise, it sucks.

When you get to be on your own things jump ten fold into the suck area.

 

[Nifft]

Being an adult rocks. The pleasure of doing work that actually matters more than makes up for the lack of free time.

Adults rule!

-- N

 

[Dakkareth]

Adults rule!

They do, because only they care about ruling

There are people my age, who're adults, but I'm not among them. It's nothing I'm proud of.

 

[DaveStebbins]

Speaking from the far side of 40 (turned 43 yesterday), I'll recite some of my favorite cliches.

There's many things in our lives that we have no control over. However, one thing that we always have control over is our attitude (barring certain medical/psychological diagnoses). You can focus on the good things and blessings in life, or you can focus on how unfair life has been to you. It doesn't change anything except your perceptions and your happiness. I examined things a couple decades ago and made a conscious decision to be happy. It was stupid, and senseless and I felt like an ass. Except that, after a while, it actually made a difference. My life turned around, though my circumstances didn't change. Life's been great ever since. Sure, there are lots of things that could be better (mostly my own shortcomings), but I'm healthier, happier and in better shape than I was twenty five years ago.

I'll also echo some other sentiments previously stated by others. Though I'm a big fan of responsibility, I feel that maturity is way over-rated. One of my favorite sayings is, "They can make me grow older, but they can't make me grow up."

In summary, life is out there waiting for you. You can go though it any way you want. There are people who have everything and aren't happy, there are people who have nothing and look forward joyously to every day. How you choose to go through life is just that: your choice.

-Dave

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Is it fun being an adult?

Well, it is for me. But then again, I made a conscious decision a long time ago that no matter what trappings of adulthood I amass (the house I own, the car I drive, the job I drive it too), I will stay a nerdy teenager in my heart of hearts forever. So far everything is going according to plan.

Not that it wasn't fun when I actually was a kid, but being a kid with money, a car, a house I can do anything I want in, and good lovin' on demand - that's the way I like it. I'm having so much fun it should be illegal.

 

[mojo1701]

I'm having so much fun it should be illegal.

I believe that IS the definition of illegal .

 

[Krieg]

To paraphrase Mr. Stebbins...

Adulthood, like anything else in life is only what you make of it.

 

[ShrinkyLink]

It has its moments. I'll be 40 in a few months, but I still feel like I'm seventeen. If I ignore the gray hair and the mortgage. Which, you know, is kinda difficult.