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March 11, 2015

Time to be a “grown up”

March 11, 2015

At our Local Levo event on Monday, one of the articles that we read and discussed was the first time we felt like grown ups.  I’m not sure if I’ve ever felt like a grown up.  I’ve feel like Roger Murtaugh a hell of a lot, but not like a “grown up.”

#ImTooOldForThisShit

When was the first time you felt like a grown up?

But I’ve also felt like I’ve had a lot of moments were I was forced to be an adult before I ever was one.  My parents always talked to me like I was an adult.  None of this “Angelica, when I count to three, you better be sitting on your bum at this table” stuff.  #ThatDidntHappenAtMyHouse

Compound that with my parents splitting at an early age, and I had to do a lot of growing up really quickly.

I think the first time I really felt like a grown up is when my mom moved to Virginia.  I don’t care how old I get, I will always need my mom.  To have her move seven hours away was a big adjustment.

It happened really quickly, too.  In April she told me she and my step-dad were moving and on June 21st, they were out. #CouldntGetAwayFastEnough

So she moved pretty quickly and I had to adjust faster.  She trusted me to handle myself and level with me as a mature adult and not like her child.

Another grown up moment coming quickly after that one was when I had to take care of someone else.  Not a dog, or hamster, but a person (and a parent at that).

That’s definitely an eye-opening experience.  I had to make sure bills were paid, surgical gauze was stocked, the house didn’t look like hobos were squatting in it..  #ResponsibilityIsFun

You go from protected to protector and if you aren’t careful, you could get whiplash it changes so quickly.

Of course there are the standards of getting up and going to work when it’s snowing really hard/you’re sick/the day is too beautiful to be inside, keeping food in the fridge that requires that you have some cooking knowledge, and purchasing real furniture. #MyPapasanChairIsTotallyRealFurniture #NoReally

There’s also the time I went to Target on a Saturday night and walked out with clearance lounge pants and Joint Juice.  My fingers get really stiff when it’s very cold and the chondroitin helps with the pain. #OkayIReallyAmTooOldForThis

When did you first feel like a grown up?

I’m linking up with Life With Lolo and Genuinely Lauren for #HashtagHumpday!

#Hashtaghumpday @ Life with Lolo

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11 Comments · Labels: Just a Thought Tagged: adult problems, grown up, hashtag humpday, hashtags, link up, murtaugh list

  • Jaelan @ Making Mrs. M

    You are such an amazing person, Angelica! Taking care of another person is so much responsibility and I can imagine it isn’t easy being that it’s a parent. #YouRockGirl

    • Angelica @GardeningInHighHeels

      Aw thank you so much, Jaelan! 🙂 It’s easier now, but the first time it happened, it was so weird. #SoDoYou!

  • Laura Welch

    Seriously though, I have a “grown up” moment at least once a week. This week it was writing a check for lawn care services. Like when did I become old enough to have to worry about my lawn? And since when am I ok with that $200 going towards something other than clothes/accessories/food/beverages? Getting old is tough.

    • Angelica @GardeningInHighHeels

      Getting old sucks. I feel like there are some people who just age and never grow up/mature, but paying for lawn care maintenance is so mature. I kick and scream but suck it up and mow the lawn myself! I’m cheap and want those $200 for shoes..haha.

      • Laura Welch

        Ugh I wish it was for mowing – that’s just for aerating and fertilizing for the year. We still have to mow. Dangit.

  • Jess Fets

    I always throw out my lower back at work, which makes me feel ancient. I also have to pay my parents bills for the month while they are out of town, which makes me feel really old too…and don’t get me started on taxes! Ugh! I realized I was truly an adult when I was most excited for the crock pot I got for Christmas

    • Angelica @GardeningInHighHeels

      It’s like that episode of HIMYM where Ted is sitting there saying “I’ll gladly sit on the porch and yell at kids.” I have so many instances that make me feel old, but thankfully haven’t thrown my back out yet.

      Ha, I feel you! I got a toaster for my birthday. It was a hit.

  • Jess @ inpursuitofsimple.com

    I want to go get an anti-aging cream with retinol tomorrow, so I get it…

    • Angelica @GardeningInHighHeels

      Haha, thank you! What did you end up getting?

  • Katy McKinley

    I kind of adore this post and it’s overuse of hashtags. Maybe you’re not getting old…you’re just becoming more experienced. Developing into a higher level of human being than you used to be. 🙂

    • Angelica @GardeningInHighHeels

      That’s a good way of looking at that – changing perspectives (and as we know, perception is everything). I feel like the overuse of hashtags totally contrasts with my crotchety-get-off-my-porch old lady rant..ha. And thank you 🙂

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