Adult Problems No One Prepared Us For

"Very difficult! I moved to a semi-rural/suburban area, and we are the only couple on our street that doesn’t have kids. We hang out with my partner’s friends pretty regularly, but most of my girl friends live in the city and it’s not easy to see them often," said peachgrill.

Every single day, day in and day out, we have to come up with something new and different to make for dinner. It's not as easy as it seems, and if you're cooking for one, it's just tiring and messy.

Snowconetypebanana pointed out that when we grow up we think we're super great adults because we move out on our own, only to realize that furnishing our place is going to break the bank.

"I would have my children one thousand times over but no one ever warned me that I will never feel truly free again. I will always think of them. Always worry when away. If I had known I’d still have them but, I’d have appreciated my kid-free life more," said MillieMission.

Anilxe said she wishes someone taught her how to function like a full-blown adult when also battling severe depression. Some days are so hard to motivate yourself to get out of bed and live a full day.

"You're never ever done with house chores, cleaning, and the like. Never. You may have just vacuumed the entire house and feel great about it... But it's inevitable that you at some point are gonna have to it again. And again and again and again until you die," said FatCatLoui.

Lothadriel said that they were never taught how to do basic maintenance in a home, so now they have to do all the ins and outs of things in the house but teach themself as they go.

"Networking. I never realized how important that is in finding a job. I’m an introverted person, although I had lots of friends in high school, I always found comfort in being alone," said Hollychrysalis.

pancakemonkey21 said no one prepared them that you get basically no free time outside of your job. You basically spend most of your time preparing for work or getting things home and cleaned after work.

"I feel guilty and anxious whenever I spend time or money on myself that could go toward my kids or our home in some way. I never saw my mom do this, so idk where it comes from. If I get myself a Starbucks drink I feel like an a**hole," said avoidnoise8787.

Eva-darcie pointed out that eventually, your body isn't what it used to be as you get older. With every passing year, you're going to have to feel more and more of those aches and pains you never had when you were young.

"Not even talking about work, but every day you need to cook, shop, clean stuff, pay bills, handle chores, etc. If you have pets or kids, it’s even worse. You need to take care of them every day, whether you want to or not," said LiosIsHere.

Ginger_Maple pointed out that no one prepares you for having to take care of your parents as you get older. You end up having to take care of the ones who raised you while they are getting old.

"I just got a new job at a small retail store. Everyone has been there for 2+ years. I have no idea how to not be the outsider. I've never had to try to break into a group of people before," said BlueberryBlossom13.

"Making doctor appointments for myself. I feel like I'm either in a doctor's office every 2 weeks or I'm putting off going to the doctors constantly, there's always something wrong that's out of my control," said jackthejackrusselll.