Some adult things people grow into without really realizing it . . . like holding down a job, or dealing with repairs around the home. But no matter how old we get, some adult tasks never stop feeling completely phony.
Someone asked the internet, "What's a normal adult task . . . that still feels fake when YOU do it?" Here are the best responses:
1. "Wearing business attire so I look like I know what I'm doing at work."
2. "Filing taxes . . . and signing all those forms like you're in a legal drama."
3. "Investing and planning for retirement." Someone else said, "Everything relating to finances at this point."
4. "I have signing authority at work. I enter into contracts regularly. And every time I feel like I'm forging my mom's name on a field trip permission slip."
5. "Sending an email that ends with 'Best regards.' Who am I?"
6. "I work at a grocery store, and always feel like I'm playing 'store' when I have to check a friend out at the register."
7. "Jury duty."
8. "Making a doctor's appointment. Wait, my mom can't do it for me?"
9. "Being the 'person in charge' in an emergency. Like when a pipe bursts or someone faints, and everyone looks at you to see what the plan is. I look around for the adultier-adult, only to realize . . . 'Oh god, it's me. I'm the adult.'"
10. "Choosing a 'good' bottle of wine. Standing in the aisle, pretending to understand the difference between 'oaky' and 'bright.' Then I pick the one with the coolest-looking bird on the label, and act like I made an educated choice."
11. "Cooking. Every time I make food, it's like I'm playing kitchen as a kid."
12. "Going to the bank in person."
13. "Saying 'I have to check my calendar' and actually meaning it."
14. "Conversing with other adults. Everyone feels older than me. I still feel like a punk-ass kid . . . and I'm in my 50s."
15. "Just being an adult . . . as a kid, I thought adults were smart, emotionally stable beings who understood most everything. Uh . . ."
(Buzzfeed)