I’m not sure what age officially counts as “old” but I do know that my body seems bound and determined to let me know I’m approaching it, whether I like it or not.
There’s just so much that goes on as part of this ageing process, and none of it is nice.
Here are some examples, via a recent hashtag on Twitter:
13. Apply yourself!
I’d literally sell my soul for a nice dishwasher.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when you lose your mind at the idea of new appliances! WOO! pic.twitter.com/ROJFOzgUEN
— Meredith Silverman😷 (@archangelcrew) December 3, 2020
12. Glorious food
It’s the “not today Satan” that protects our wallets from harm.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult if your mantra is, 'we have food at home' whenever you see a fast food restaurant nearby😭
— Tsunny💢 (@ProjectTsundere) December 3, 2020
11. The whole list
I’m sorry, which ones of ya’ll out there are paying off all your loans?
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when you question whether your back hurts or are you feeling the added tension of trying to succeed at your job, pay off your loans + rent, have a social life, eat healthy, drink enough water, and trying not to fall into an existential crisis every day?
— Adorned by Chi® 🇳🇬 (@AdornedByChi) December 3, 2020
10. Rug burn
They’re insane. Now I know why rich sultans or whatever were all obsessed with them.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when you realize how expensive nice rugs are. pic.twitter.com/hMJ1j6vtN8
— Dggfaaf (@AbigailMac5) December 3, 2020
9. What a flake
It’s the crunch that’s fit to getcha.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when cereals like Special K, Weetabix and Corn Flakes start hitting DIFFERENT! 😋🥣 🥛 pic.twitter.com/RLySpraeEr
— wednesday baddams (@faadielajogee) December 3, 2020
8. Checking in
And then you get super upset when you realize your email account has emails in it.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when the first thing you do is check your emails instead of socials.
— mamita. 🌸 (@JaayxoRomero) December 3, 2020
7. Sock it to me
We can’t know. There’s just no way to know.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when you stress over missing socks…where do they go??? pic.twitter.com/xD68x2hzb9
— LisaCandyCanes84 (@Lisacaines841) December 3, 2020
6. Deal with it
I mean, you posted this in 2020, so hopefully you weren’t doing a ton of the latter anyway.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when staying in sounds way more fun than going out and dealing with other humans. 😌
— Jazz 👾 (@MommaBearJazz) December 3, 2020
5. Crappy birthday to you
Don’t let them eat cake.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when you dread birthdays pic.twitter.com/UEerw0YZh9
— Kyle Who's Chill (@kyletim13) December 3, 2020
4. Productive conversations
But can you produce any evidence to that effect?
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult
When you say things like "the produce wasn't good at the store today"— LamonTSnaps (@LamontSnaps) December 3, 2020
3. Old times
I’m so delightfully confused by this picture.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult
When you realize most your conversations with friends revolve around your latest ailments. 😄 pic.twitter.com/DOcxxjMiyJ— Lisa Champney (@ChampneyLisa) December 3, 2020
2. Lawn and order
It gets the heck away or else it gets the hose again.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult when kids on your lawn has you seething pic.twitter.com/omXlowrED7
— ⱠØⱠ₳ 𝘽𝙧𝙧 ❄️ (@_lola_bee) December 3, 2020
1. Special delivery
LOL like any of us millennials are ever going to be able to retire.
#YouAreOfficiallyAnAdult
When you start receiving AARP mail. pic.twitter.com/18CZmid3GD— Lisa Champney (@ChampneyLisa) December 3, 2020
I don’t know if I’m old or not, but I do know that I’d like to go take a nap now, so that probably answers my question.
What would you add to this hashtag?
Tell us in the comments.