Adulting AttemptedThe Weird Pressure to Have an “Adult” Answer for Everything Somewhere along the way, adulthood created a rule that no one announced: You’re supposed to know. How things work.What to do next.How to fix it.Who to call.What it means. And when you don’t… You don’t just feel unsure. You feel exposed. The Performance of Competence … Read more
Why Simple Adult Tasks Feel Way Harder Than They Should At some point in adulthood, the tasks themselves don’t get harder. They get heavier. Making a phone call.Scheduling an appointment.Replying to an email.Cooking dinner.Cleaning one room. None of these are complicated. Yet somehow they feel exhausting before you even start. This isn’t laziness. It’s cognitive … Read more
At some point in adulthood, a dangerous little belief sneaks in: “Everyone else knows what they’re doing… except me.” It usually hits when you’re already tired.Scrolling.Comparing.Watching people announce milestones while you’re trying to decide what to make for dinner. And slowly, without anyone saying it out loud, your brain starts building a story: They’re ahead.They’re … Read more
At some point in adulthood, almost everyone has the same quiet thought: “I feel like I’m behind… but I don’t even know behind what.” Suddenly, social media turns into a scoreboard.Someone got engaged.Someone bought a house.Someone just announced a promotion, a baby, or a business. And even if you were perfectly fine five minutes ago…Now … Read more
At some point in adult life, something quietly clicks. You realize nobody is running on instinct. Nobody is “just good at life.” What looks like competence is usually something much less impressive. It’s reminders.Notes.Routines.Auto-pay.Checklists.Calendars.Saved emails.Systems. Most adults don’t know what they’re doing. They just built enough structure to keep things from falling apart. The myth … Read more
Everyone Feels Behind (Even the People Who Look Ahead) At some point, almost everyone has the same quiet thought. “I’m behind.” Behind friends.Behind coworkers.Behind some imaginary schedule that everyone else seems to be following. You scroll, you listen, you compare. Someone got married.Someone bought a house.Someone switched careers.Someone looks like they’re ten steps ahead and … Read more
At some point, most people expect a switch to flip. A moment where you suddenly feel: confident capable grounded adult Like you’ll wake up one day and think,“Okay. Now I get it.” For a lot of people, that moment never comes. They get older.They get more responsibility.They get better at handling things. But they don’t … Read more
Nobody actually teaches you how to be an adult. They don’t sit you down.They don’t hand you a manual.They don’t walk you through the part where things get confusing, expensive, and weirdly emotional. They just kind of… stop helping. And suddenly you’re expected to know how money works, how jobs work, how insurance works, how … Read more