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6 Things I've Learnt Since I Became a Grown-up

Friday, 10 June 2016

Having talked about possessions that you only own if you're an official adult, I wondered about some of the things that you only learn when you're an actual grown up.  

R2-D2 and BB-8

When I was little, I thought being a grown up would be the best thing ever. You could do whatever you wanted.  Although I can do some of the things I want, others not so much.  I have to go work, look after Rev T and the Tubblet and clean the house.  Although if I wanted to eat Nutella on toast for breakfast washed down with a bucket of coffee every day, then I can.  
  • You don't know what you're doing.  We're all just making it up as we go along and hoping for the best.  Even our parents.  But when you're little, you think all grown ups have it all totally worked out. Especially your parents.
  • The cleaning is never done.  No one's house is clean and tidy all the time.  There's always housework, washing up or laundry to be done.  Then there's the mess fairy ... The mess fairy wanders about the house scattering things in their wake.  Usually small, plastic or cuddly things.
  • You're tired all the time.  However much sleep I get, I'm always tired.  It's like a sleep thief comes every night and pinches my sleep.  Frankly, I want it back!  But when I was younger, I could party all night and still function properly the next day.  
  • I got bills ... I have to pay ...  Or should they be called Williams as some of them are much too unfriendly to be called Bills? And, just when I think I've got them all paid, something unexpected happens and there's a new one.  No one mentions bills when you're growing up. Barbie Fashion Fever lets you purchase an outfit by swiping a credit card, "Charge it!"  No mention of the bill afterwards or the consequences if Barbie fails to pay for all the pretty pink things.  The Tubblet never had one of these.  I thought that pretending to buy things on a credit card was a piece of imaginary play too far.  Credit cards are great if you clear the balance at the end of each month, but I wasn't sure if I could get a five year old to understand that.  It took me long enough.
  • Friendships.  When I was young, I wanted all the friends.  Now, friendships are about quality not quantity.  Friends who care, ask how things are and are there through thick and thin.  When I was young, I spent all day, every day with my friends.  Now, getting everyone together takes endless planning and someone always cancels at the last minute. During the evening out, everyone drinks sensibly and goes home early.   We all need the sleep and hangovers last for 3 days instead of 3 minutes.  Besides, if you've got children, parenting whilst hungover is grim work.  Children know when you're weak.  
  • Garden centres, Lakeland and ... When I was little, my parents dragged me round garden centres etc and it was the most boring thing in the world.  Now, you try getting me out of Lakeland!  They've got cake stands and everything says the woman who does not bake.

What things have you learnt since you became a grown-up?  (Allegedly)

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  1. Hayley: Sparkles and Stretchmarks10 June 2016 at 13:58

    Ha! So true! I often think about how as a child I thought my parents knew it all, its quite scary realising now that they were winging it just like I am!! LOVE the Bills/Williams reference...must borrow that lol! #pocolo

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    1. Tubbs13 June 2016 at 11:53

      Feel free! I'm pretty sure I nicked it from somewhere. Thank you for commenting

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  2. Unknown10 June 2016 at 22:17

    This is very true, I always assumed that adults had everything worked out when I was young. Now I realise we are all just winging it, or at least I am :) Oh I love a bit of Lakeland shopping too :) xx

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    1. Unknown10 June 2016 at 22:17

      Sorry should have said popping in from #FabFridayPost

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    2. Tubbs13 June 2016 at 11:54

      Gotta love Lakeland! :) It's the best! Thank you for commenting

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  3. Su11 June 2016 at 14:56

    This is brilliant and had made me smile. I think credit card is the big lesson for me. Never again! Lol!

    Thank you for linking up with me on #FabFridayPost

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    1. Tubbs13 June 2016 at 11:54

      Thank you for hosting each week :)

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  4. Unknown11 June 2016 at 20:07

    This is so true! O to be little again, being draggged around garden centres, with not a care in the world! #FabFridayPost

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    1. Tubbs13 June 2016 at 11:55

      True - while at the time we complained about it so much! :) Thank you for commenting

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  5. Jayne12 June 2016 at 20:39

    This is brilliant! I totally agree with the going out. When I was younger, the time I go to bed now is the time I was just warming up in the bars.

    And I used to hate bedtimes as a kid, I remember when I started to nod off and that dreaded moment when your mom or dad caught you and said "come on time for bed" my reply was always "I'm just resting my eyes" haha! Now I'm always ready for bedtime :)

    Thanks so much for linking up to #PoCoLo xx (Guest Co-hosting with Morgan just for this week)

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    1. Tubbs13 June 2016 at 11:56

      The Tubblet ie exactly the same. The things she'll do to get five more minutes downstairs! It's incredible :) Hope you enjoyed guest hosting and thank you for commenting

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  6. Unknown14 June 2016 at 16:18

    Haha brilliant, I love this! YES to garden centres, I used to think that was the worst way I could spend a Saturday but now I could spend HOURS looking round.

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  7. Unknown17 June 2016 at 02:40

    I'm not sure I actually have become a grown up! But, yes, funny how you grow up thinking grown ups know exactly what they're doing, but then you don't & start to wonder whether any of the grown ups you once thought knew what they were doing ever did! #fabfridaypost

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