No one prepared us for this:
Rent every year
Bills don’t pause
You finish salary in 1 week
And somehow you're still expected to smile
As kids, we wanted to grow up fast.Now we’re grown, and it’s looking like we were safer playing outside with slippers and no worries.
From chasing jobs, side hustles, mental health, to family expectations — adulthood feels like a subscription we didn't knowingly sign up for.
But still…We’re showing up.Trying.Healing.Surviving.
Even when the system feels like it’s designed to wear us out.
💬 Your Turn:What’s the realest part of adulting you’ve faced this year?Let’s laugh, rant or cry together. Drop yours below. 👇
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3 hrs agoNo one prepared us for this:
Rent every year
Bills don’t pause
You finish salary in 1 week
And somehow you're still expected to smile
As kids, we wanted to grow up fast.
Now we’re grown, and it’s looking like we were safer playing outside with slippers and no worries.
From chasing jobs, side hustles, mental health, to family expectations — adulthood feels like a subscription we didn't knowingly sign up for.
But still…
We’re showing up.
Trying.
Healing.
Surviving.
Even when the system feels like it’s designed to wear us out.
💬 Your Turn:
What’s the realest part of adulting you’ve faced this year?
Let’s laugh, rant or cry together. Drop yours below. 👇