10 Things Nobody Tells You About Adult Life

Unfortunately, most learn the hard way, but some never do.

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Wouldn’t it be fabulous if we could live our lives in reverse? Learning from all our past fuck ups from the start and creating our life around them. But then I think, “What fun would that be?” The challenging part of life is learning to embrace the struggle, adapt and learn. The issue arises when we refuse to adjust and ignore the lesson.

With that you have adults running around blaming everyone for their fuck ups but themselves. It’s easier to shift the blame on others for the mistakes you can’t seem to quit making. So many people make a choice and don’t consider all the consequences of that choice; that’s where the problem lies.

I have made so many mistakes and bad choices in my 48 years. Some are downright embarrassing. But with each fuck up, I got back up and tried again. I am finally beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel, but I know I am only one terrible choice from fucking it all up again.

Here are ten things I never considered as I crossed over into adulthood.

• Your biggest lessons will come from your most painful times in life. Not only that, you will likely repeat it time and time again.
• You will have kids. They will have…