they try to kick it / their feet fall asleep

[erika]

I think adulthood's fun is mostly a lie we tell children so they want to grow up. I mean, what's the truth?

The truth is: you can "eat all the candy you want", but you don't because a) it doesn't taste as good, b) it gives you cavities and you have to pay for your own dental bills, and c) it kinda makes you sick.

You can "do whatever you want", but you still have to a) follow ethical/religious/governmental laws, b) support yourself, c) ideally Make Something of yourself etc.

You can "buy all the toys you ever wanted" except you a) don't really want them as much, b) never have money to buy the really cool stuff anyway, just like you didn't when you were a kid, except now you're working a 40 hour work week to have only slightly more spending money than you did when you had an allowance.

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So far, the only good things I've noticed about being an adult are: the sex, and the sex. (Yes, I said sex twice. Because if you're having it with me, it's that good.)

Comments

[mewithme]

*snerk*

[miss_invisible]

I've noted this too. I feel very cheated by this whole "adulthood" business and would like it to go away.

I'm sure my therapist would have plenty to say about that. :|

[marahmarie]

I was just thinking about this yesterday. I even asked another sensible adult at that moment which was/is better: childhood or adulthood? We agreed we'd rather still be kids - and she's 28 years older than me. I feel exactly the same way as every word in the OP and then some - give me anywhere between 9-12 back. Please.

[chiller]

- leaving the house whenever you want
- setting your own bedtime
- not getting bullied every day at school
- not living in actual fear of physical violence
- not living in fear of emotional abuse, and being able to tell your abuser (if you do) to FRO.
- not always getting the tail end of the fish on Fridays, with all the bones in it
- being able to have cats if you want, as many as you want
- sleeping naked
- leaving extra cake mix in the bowl so you can have extra lickins
- watching what you like on tv...

[erika]

OK, you definitely make some good points. Go you! And adulthood!

[oursin]

Finding that there are different pleasures in adulthood that were invisible to, or beyond the grasp of, childhood?

Or just, different ideas of fun. (Which applies between different groups of adults as well.)

[erika]

Finding that there are different pleasures in adulthood that were invisible to, or beyond the grasp of, childhood?

Mmm... can you give me an example?

[serpentrose]

You make good points.

It should also be noted that sex is an excellent reliever of stress. Just don't forget the little rubber thingies.

[erika]

... little rubber thingies?

OH, CONDOMS. Wow, I'm slow.

[serpentrose]

Heh, I blame Monty Python for my calling them that. Specifically from The Meaning of Life where a man points out that he can put a little rubber thing on the end of his willy.

[thegorgon]

I don't know. There was a moment this November when I was mourning the fact that I had run out of left over Halloween candy, and the little lightbulb moment when I realized I could just *buy more* was actually a pretty joyous thing, I'm not gonna lie. Mmm, candy.

[erika]

Yeah, but you can't eat as much candy as you wanted to (and weren't allowed to) when you were a kid, or your stomach will explode. Or at least that's the case with me.

[thegorgon]

Well, sure, but it's not about eating ALL the candy so much as it's about freedom. I could eat bags and bags of candy until I made myself sick, and have in fact done so, and the only thing my mother could do about it was mock me while I laid around and felt for myself afterward. Adulthood, yo.