THIS IS THE NEW EPISODE! <– Click that link to listen to the newest episode about what it means to be an adult, how we became adults, and why it might suck to be an adult.
Tired of forever being perceived as a youngen and told to wait till you grow up? What if you are an adult and you experience this constantly because of your generation/cohort group? Are your shortcomings just part of a broader issue affecting millions of people? Not sure of which laundry detergent to use? We don’t have all the answers, but we have experience and lovely anecdotes to share, so have a listen!
Links
John Green admits to grads that adulthood is terrible http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-green-kenyon-college_us_574ef263e4b02912b24151d9 – Famed author of a popular YA book-turned-film tells graduating class at alma mater that adulthood is boring because it’s practically bureaucratic and not quite romantic, so be prepared for that kick in the pants.
Inequality is destroying all the markers of adulthood, from home ownership to marriage http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/25/housing-crisis-jobs-babies-inequality-growing-up-world-changed-young-people-capitalism-failures-adulthood -Opinion that really doesn’t discuss in much depth but makes an interesting point: How does social/economic inequality impact achieving adulthood benchmarks? Food for thought: Is the old generation at fault for preparing us for adulthood while not providing adequate opportunities to capitalize on investments, or is the current generation at fault for not knowing better?
15 not-so-adult things we all did during our first year of adulthood http://hellogiggles.com/things-we-all-did-first-year-adulthood/ – A neat little list that many of us will relate to, or hope never happen but they will! I think I still do a few of these myself.
Adulthood truths drawn on Post-Its will make you laugh before you cringe http://www.businessinsider.com/truths-about-adulthood-on-post-its-2016-5 – HAHAHAHAHA – oooh.
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