Twenty-five Signs You Have Grown Up

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.

2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.

3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.

5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.

6. You watch the Weather Channel.

7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “breakup.”

8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.

9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”

10. You’re the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won’t turn down the stereo.

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

12. You don’t know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

14. You feed your dog “Science Diet” instead of McDonald’s leftovers.

 

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01.09.2010
Valerie Parker
Some of these fit me (about 10 of them). But I'm still kind of a kid. A 32-yr-old kid.
11.20.2009
Karla
Thankfully, only about 10% of these apply to me now- still a ways to go! Karla, Webmaster of http://www.ProductAntiaging.com
04.14.2009
Butterfly
Oh boy, you had me cracking up!! Once I was done laughing I realized how sad, that's me. THE HORROR!!!!!. I'll be turning 27 in two weeks and I can't believe that I fall in more than half of the list.
03.12.2009
acmaine
Too funny! Yes, I resemble that list. Thank goodness some wisdom came with age. BTDT. www.alyzabethan.blogspot.com
02.27.2009
Caroline Godin
yup yup yup... all except #19... I go there for all of the above sometimes, then again, my kids are babies still!
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