Adulting AttemptedThe Pressure to Have an “Adult” Answer When You’re Still Figuring It Out At some point, people start expecting you to have answers. Not opinions.Not guesses.Answers. Solid, confident, adult answers. And the truth is—you’re often still figuring it out as you speak. The Fear of Saying “I Don’t Know” “I don’t know” starts feeling unacceptable … Read more
Nobody Talks About How Tired You Are All the Time as an Adult No one warns you that adulthood comes with a permanent low-battery icon. Not the “I stayed up too late” tired.Not the “I need a nap” tired. The kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fully fix. It’s Not Just Physical Exhaustion You’re tired … Read more
Why Everyone Feels Behind (Even the People Who Look Ahead) Somewhere along the way, adulthood quietly turned into a race. No one handed out the rules.No one announced the starting line.But somehow, we all woke up one day feeling like we were already losing. You look around and it feels like everyone else is ahead … Read more
Life Skills Nobody Taught Us (But Everyone Pretends They Know) Adulthood comes with a strange expectation: You’re supposed to know how to run a life the moment you’re handed one. Pay bills. Manage stress. Handle conflict. Feed yourself properly. Schedule appointments. Make decisions. Build a future. Maintain relationships. Stay motivated. Stay healthy. Stay sane. But … Read more
The Weird Pressure to Have “Adult” Answers When You Don’t Actually Know Anything At some point, the questions change. When you’re younger, people ask what you like. When you’re older, they ask what you’re doing. With your life. With your career. With your future. With your money. With your relationship. With your goals. And suddenly, … Read more
Why Nobody Feels Like They’re Doing Life Right (And Why That’s Normal) At some point, almost everyone reaches a quiet, uncomfortable realization: “I don’t think I’m doing this right.” Not life.Not adulthood.Not relationships.Not money.Not careers.Not even basic day-to-day functioning. Just… all of it. And what makes it worse is that everyone else seems so confident. … Read more
When we were younger, adulthood looked… shiny. Freedom. Money. Independence. Cool apartments. Confidence.Like one long highlight reel. Nobody mentioned that adulthood is mostly made of things that don’t make good movie scenes. And that’s where most of the confusion starts. Because the part nobody talks about…is actually most of it. The version of adulthood we … Read more
There’s a type of grief we rarely name. It isn’t about losing someone. It’s about losing versions of yourself. Missing who you were The person who had more time.More lightness.More spontaneity.More mental space. The person who didn’t measure days in productivity. The person who didn’t carry everything. You don’t necessarily want to go back. But … Read more
Nobody warned us that adulthood wouldn’t be exhausting because of big disasters. It would be exhausting because of tiny things. The things that never stop. The things that don’t feel dramatic —but quietly consume mental energy every day. Here are some of the most draining adult responsibilities almost nobody prepares you for. 1. Scheduling everything … Read more
Why Adult Burnout Doesn’t Always Look Like Exhaustion Most people think burnout looks like collapsing. Not being able to get out of bed.Being completely drained.Crying in the shower. Sometimes it does. But more often, adult burnout looks quieter. And easier to miss. Burnout’s Subtle Forms Adult burnout often shows up as: • irritability• numbness• procrastination• … Read more