10 Things Nobody Tells You About Being An Adult

New Delhi: Being an adult is hard. You have to work hard to make and save money, navigate tricky office politics, learn how to make new friends but try to keep old ones too, and come to terms with ageing parents. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be anyone preparing us for the particular challenges of being a grown up. So when Lauren Chanel Allen asked her over 12,000 Twitter followers to tell her about an "adult problem" that they wished someone had prepared them for, the responses came flooding in. They ranged from the very relatable (folding fitted sheets) to the ridiculous (the importance of quality toilet paper) and downright heartbreaking (grief, failure and toxic relationships).

Here are a few of our favourite responses, in no particular order:

1. You can't actually eat everything you want and remain healthy for very long
 

My metabolism. Thought this waist was gone be snatched off of donuts & soda forever. The deception. https://t.co/DDcI9Uzk9C

— Ki (@Kib0mb) March 16, 2017

2. The importance of learning how to cook yourself a healthy meal
 

@MichelleHux eating food for nutrients and not just taste. Adulthood has me eating leaves at lunch.

— Faakor (@saatoe) March 16, 2017

3. The struggle is real
 

How hard it is to win the daily battle between fast food and actually cooking https://t.co/soYPeiW0Gn

— Henny Lebeau (@turtlewithapen) March 16, 2017

4. To do lists are essential and there's nothing as satisfying as crossing things off them
 

The amount of administrative work you have to do constantly just to have basic necessities in life https://t.co/UBV3S5HA48

— Sophia (@sophiahelix) March 16, 2017

5. Making money is kind of important
 

How much it actually costs to live the life you want where you feel free instead of chained. https://t.co/Plr1HrEoU7

— Nneka M. Okona (@afrosypaella) March 16, 2017

6. And saving money is even more important
 

Those "rainy days" I should save for are more frequent than I thought. https://t.co/cWgq4QlA2L

— Yosemite Sam (@Mrr360) March 16, 2017

7. Mattresses on the floor and old trunks can't serve as furniture forever
 

No one ever tells you *just* how expensive furniture is. Any furniture. https://t.co/Eh7r2XlraK

— Legendary KeV. (@CallMeKeV_) March 16, 2017

8. Realising your parents won't be around forever is truly terrifying
 

Aging/sick parents. https://t.co/OvmeSH4L0q

— Miz JJ (@MizJJ) March 16, 2017

Parents aging thing hit me like a ton of bricks. One minute my momma was helping me, next she needed me more than anything. @MichelleHux

— Blair LM Kelley (@profblmkelley) March 17, 2017

9. Growing up and apart is hard
 

Loneliness. Even if you have great friends, you spend so much less time together as everyone gets older. https://t.co/eXOnLaIAfg

— Cass Morris (@CassRMorris) March 16, 2017

Not being able to relate to people you grew up with when you finally see them again https://t.co/CHwiBwNNzf

— Queens in '86 (@OffThePJ) March 16, 2017

10. Okay, the list is long
 

Let's see RT @MichelleHux: what's an adult problem nobody prepared you for? pic.twitter.com/7Z8FBxvXsl

— Craig Biggio (@Craig__b) March 16, 2017

What's one thing about being a grown up that you wish someone had warned you about? Let us know in the comments section below.