I remember when I was young and still under my parents, I always wanted to be free and explore the world, wanted to be independent and be on my own.
I couldn't wait to become an adult and be independent. I used to believe a larger percentage of adults are billionaires and I couldn't wait to become one too.
But until I became an adult then I did not know what adulthood is, there's more to adulthood than being free, there's more to adulthood than being independent, it is not a get-rich ticket, it is nothing but pain and pressure. Adulthood is a scam
So many times, I feel like going back to stay with my parents for them to continue taking care of me, but that's not possible.
There are so many challenges that come with adulthood, and that is majorly carrying responsibilities.
We have always carved for a particular lifestyle, we have always wished for it right from our childhood, we try to build into it, and getting there has been so difficult compared to what we perceived during our childhood days.
You set plans as an adult and you're tirelessly working towards achieving it, and it seems you will never stop working.
Every human is aimed at attaining self-actualization and that is the source and the reason for all the challenges faced in adulthood.
Responsibilities come with so much stress, stress from home, stress from work, and stress among family members. At this point, you may not be able to accomplish your targets and find it difficult to take care of the responsibilities before you, and that will make you even want to give up on your dreams sometimes, and that point, you either free your spirit and allow fate to carry on for you or depression sets in.
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I made mention of responsibilities at home, work, and family, sometimes you'll be faced with a situation where the decision you make can either pave the way for things or crash your life completely, and these are things you cannot hide nor run away from, automatically, these overwhelm you and you begin to hate yourself for being an adult.
Also talking about free time, there are sometimes when you'll want to take a break and run away from your responsibilities, but the question is, "Can we run or take a break from our responsibilities? ". The answer is No. Evening your leisure time, while relaxing, you still have your home, your work, your debts, taxes, how to get ahead in life and so many more.
The only thing that can be avoided is the physical stress of calming down on your responsibilities as an adult, because certainly, after your leisure time, you're still going back to it.
Generally, children see adulthood as a freedom and like a promised land, but when you get there you get something so different from what you used to imagine as a child.
In as much as adulthood is daunting, we still need to sometimes, put our lives on autopilot and allow things to work for themselves, that way, we can be fine as adults sometimes.