When I had to give my father a shower, and change his diapers, that was a defining moment of man-upness.
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When I had to give my father a shower, and change his diapers, that was a defining moment of man-upness.
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Children made me feel old, though not necessarily adult. I go to sleep about 15 minutes after my son does, and I'd rather cut things off after 2 drinks then wake up tired and hung over.
As to adult specifically, it wasn't something I consciously considered until a couple years ago, in the context of work. Had a critical task that was going sideways, with jobs on the line. Talking to a peer in panic, and realized in the moment that all the bosses who had carried us through previous crisis moments had retired, and me and my peers had taken on their roles. Told my peer, 'well, I guess we're the real adults now, so it's up to us to figure it out'. First moment I can recall where I've consciously thought of myself as being an adult.
Last edited by JohnnyEgo; 09-29-2019 at 15:25.
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I still don't...
Buying our house was one moment where I realized I was doing "adult" things, but I still didn't feel like I was one.
The one conversation that made me realize I am "in adulthood" was when I was talking about 401K and other retirement savings and being told that I was over halfway to retirement (normal age).
Sitting in a holding cell with a bunch of losers. The crazy guy across from me was trying to break his handcuffs and I could hear the steel grinding against his bony arms. Then the dumbass next to me turns and asks, "Is a felony bad?"
I* was caught stealing a gas pump from an out of business rental yard. I was going to turn it into a beer pump. It was an old one with rolling numbers. Wire it up so every time you hit the dispenser, the numbers rolled and it rang a bell. The base was large enough to conceal a pony keg.
Still kinda want to build one...
*there were a lot of people involved but I'll stick with "I"
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I wish technology solved people issues. It seems to just reveal them.
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The retirement talk really made me feel like I am older than I feel. It was metioned I may be able to retire early...in nine years. I thought I was still getting started in my career after 15 years.Originally Posted by Grant H.
Nothing quite so definitive, but when I was...20 or 21, I was helping TA a summer course at my college for elementary kids. At one point some kids got into an argument, I intervened.
Kid - "He started it!"
Me - "And I'm ending it."
Kid - "That's what all adults say."
There have been several instances where I've stepped up, but a few cases where I've relapsed. At least now I'm more aware of which situations require an adult to show up....
I spit out my beer from this.
Raising children of course. Having to try and explain adult things to kids, and not really knowing what to do/say when they run into trouble with other kids.
I didn't grow up doing a ton of outside stuff, or really being around a lot of manual labor. So things like fixing my own car, remodeling my house, or building something makes me feel all adulty. For me, loading up a trailer and taking stuff some where makes me feel pretty grown up.
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