We’ve already established that making friends as an adult is hard and glanced at other daunting adult realizations, suggesting that adulthood is no easy ride. However, that’s just looking at the negative side of things. When you were a kid, do you remember dreaming of all the things you could do once you grew up? Well, this seems ironic today, considering many of us would rather have the First World problems we had as kids than the ones we have today.
Nevertheless, we were jealous of all the adult activities we couldn’t partake in, which we saw the adults do. We wished we could stay up late, have sleepovers with friends chit-chatting into the night, or eat dessert first whenever we wanted to and without having to ask for permission. We dreamed of all the cool activities for adults that our parents and peers were doing and believed that freedom of choice was the best thing about being an adult. And now that we are (still) young and able, we can enjoy the freedom of choice too. If we skip the “work till you die” part (it’s hard to do, we know), there is so much to enjoy as an adult. To remind ourselves of the pros of being an adult, we looked at this recent thread on AskReddit, which inquired, “What’s cool about being an adult?” The still-open thread revealed the many joys of being an adult and all the fun activities for adults which wouldn’t be appropriate or allowed for children. Everything has its own time!
To bring back that “I’m 18 now, the world is at my feet” attitude, below, we’ve compiled some of the most spot-on responses revealing the best things about being an adult. Are there any other cool adult things and activities for adults that are worth growing old for? Let us know in the comments! If you agree with any of the entries, make sure to give those an upvote. Also, if you enjoyed this article, share the joy by sharing it with your friends!
#1
"Pro: I can eat an entire bag of cadbury mini eggs and no one can stop me.
Con: i ate an entire bag of cadbury mini eggs and no one stopped me so now im going to lie down."
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70points
#2
"I get to have an every night sleepover with my favorite person and no one yells at us when we stay up late giggling. (My husband)."
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56points
#3
"Boss on Monday: Did you have a good weekend?
Me: Yep, it was glorious.
Boss: oh yeah? What did you do?
Me: not a f*cking thing, and I loved every second of it."
Me: Yep, it was glorious.
Boss: oh yeah? What did you do?
Me: not a f*cking thing, and I loved every second of it."
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55points
#4
"Learning that when I’m asked to do something unreasonable, “No” really is a full sentence.
What a glorious day that was."
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47points
#5
King_Zapp wrote:
"The coolest thing about being an adult is not caring about being cool."
"The coolest thing about being an adult is not caring about being cool."
darwin_shark replied:
"Underrated comment. It's wild (and IMO really sad) the completely trivial things that affect kids to the point of being bullied, developing depression etc, based on the social expectation to be 'cool'. Like bands, movies, famous people, clothing, trying to be the perfect example of a trend e.g., being emo, hipster etc just to fit in.
"Underrated comment. It's wild (and IMO really sad) the completely trivial things that affect kids to the point of being bullied, developing depression etc, based on the social expectation to be 'cool'. Like bands, movies, famous people, clothing, trying to be the perfect example of a trend e.g., being emo, hipster etc just to fit in.
As an adult, it would be laughable if someone dissed you because you liked a band or celebrity others find unattractive. I'm super different from all my best mates in terms of hobbies etc. but we love each other FOR those things cos they make us who we are."
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44points
#6
"When a new video game comes out that you've been eagerly anticipating, if you organise yourself you can take a couple of days off and absolutely no-life the sh*t out of it. Skip showers, order in, revel in the slobitude in a way you never could as a kid."
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43points
#7
"There’s still consequences when you get older. Instead of parents yelling at you, it’s your body yelling at you."
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43points
#8
"My girlfriend said its to old to be skateboarding around town if you could order a drink in a bar.
So I rode my skate board to the bar and ordered a beer. She didn’t like that but she got the point when I asked everyone if it was ok to bring my skateboard in and they all said “hell yeah!”. Solid conversation starter met some good people."
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43points
#9
"No more panic about forgetting to study for exams for not doing a term paper assignment.
Just kidding.
I'm in my 40's and I still have panic dreams where I wake up thinking I am late for a midterm."
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35points
#10
"I'm in my mid 20s and progressively realizing adults are just winging it. My job even is full of educated guessing."
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32points
#11
"I woke up at 9am today. it's currently 12:30pm, and I am still in bed. I'll get up when the hunger pains take over, but until then, bed."
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31points
#12
"I once stayed in a hotel on a Tuesday night because I felt like it.
I got off of work. Checked in to a hotel. Got room service. Then checked out in the morning and showered and changed back at my place. It was fun."
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30points
#13
"I'm eating ice cream. Its raining outside and its cold. But I fancied ice-cream, so here I am."
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30points
#14
"I went for a walk by the river this morning. Grabbed a coffee, sat on a bench, and watched chipmunks scurry around the river bank for about 15 minutes while I drank my coffee. I ended up in that time, reflecting on how far I've come from the child I was when I left home.
Sometimes, responsibilities suck. Other times, I get to just decide I'm going to watch chipmunks by the river at 9am without anyone interfering with the plans or lack thereof I have for my day and myself.
This extends to more consequential things, like where I want to live, what I want my career to be, or who I want to include in my life. You can LITERALLY do whatever the hell you want. Growing up is simply understanding your tolerance for the consequences of doing whatever the hell you want."
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29points
#15
"Breakfast beers sometimes just hit right. I made a full breakfast during covid lockdown: buttered toast, perfectly cooked firm but chewy bacon, maple smoked sausage links, scrambled eggs with a bit of cheddar cheese, perfectly crispy hashbrowns with onions and peppers, setup my outdoor table, drug my camp chair out there one morning perfect 70*F with light breeze sun shining. Decided to have a light beer with it. Omg heaven lol."
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29points
#16
"Control over my own time and money. Like, obviously I can’t do anything illegal. But if I want to sit on the couch all day during my day off, if I want to watch cartoons in my gym shorts, if I want to buy a value pack of frozen cream puffs from Costco, I can do all of those things and nobody can stop me."
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28points
#17
"Having the money to support all of your nerdy hobbies and interests. Like if teen me could have a peek at just my home office, he'd be stoked. Big flat screen TV, multiple gaming consoles, custom-built PC, a bunch of nerdy posters and decor, a drawer full of different w**d strains(fixed), etc. I'd be looking forward to adulthood, not dreading it, if I could see how dope things got."
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28points
#18
"Occasionally I take my girlfriend on a date to a bowling alley. We don't go bowling, we just spend 20 to 30 pound on various arcade machines and penny slot machines and rack up a bunch of tickets and then go trade them for some sh*tty prize. Exactly what you wish you could do as a kid but your parents never let you spend that much money at the arcade."
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27points
#19
"Not having to ask permission.
If something is legal you don't have to worry about anyone telling you you can't do it and grounding you if you do it anyway. Wanna stay out late, your choice. Wanna not take out the trash, your choice (although eventually you'll need to, but it can be on your schedule)."
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26points
#20
yesweyolo wrote:
"Going to bed at 8pm because I want to."
"Going to bed at 8pm because I want to."
InsertBluescreenHere replied:
"I accidently went to bed at 9 last night - felt like it was like 10:30, body was tired so just auto pilot doing the nightly routine. Laid down for bed and looked at my phone - 9:15... I was like wtf welp looks like i'm getting extra sleep."
"I accidently went to bed at 9 last night - felt like it was like 10:30, body was tired so just auto pilot doing the nightly routine. Laid down for bed and looked at my phone - 9:15... I was like wtf welp looks like i'm getting extra sleep."
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24points