Will anything concrete change in your life --- will you get kicked out of your home, will you suddenly be financially responsible for things you previously weren't, etc.?
If it's any consolation, a lot of us don't feel like adults, and that's ok! My kids seem to think I'm a grown up, so I managed to fool them at least.
Just keep learning as you go, and ask questions. We all love talking about things we know/have experience with (just ask the average Lemmy user what Linux distro you should install...), and there's basically no such thing as "cheating" when it comes to figuring out how to be an adult.
If it's any consolation, a lot of us don't feel like adults
I remember I was asked by multiple people when I turned 18 how I felt. What I felt was that that was a weird question lol. It's not like one day passing made me suddenly feel somehow different from the day before.
What should I do to make the most of my 20s? It's so hard to appreciate stuff when you don't know what to appreciate because you've never lived without it before
Hard to suggest stuff without knowing what you're into, but I'd definitely echo the comment by u/eyes about doing something active, preferably regularly like once or twice a week. Team sports are good for this, or if you're not a sport-type you might try hiking or volunteering with local nature orgs.
Let your interests guide you and meet as many folks as possible. Lots of friendships to be made in your new adult life.
Bad (good?) news. Nothing changes. Except now you can get tried as an adult for crimes, you can and should vote, and it's illegal to sleep with half the people you know until they also turn 18.
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sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 35 pts · 181d
Give it 10 or 20 years and you'll be laughing at yourself thinking of yourself now as an adult.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 181d
Still trying to figure out how to be an adult
Beacon@fedia.io · 1 pts · 181d
infinitevalence@discuss.online · 27 pts · 181d
No one is and then you're fine. Infact you will turn 40 in less than ten years.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 181d
How does that math work?
whaleross@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 181d
You'll understand the math when you're 40.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 181d
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website · 11 pts · 181d
Will anything concrete change in your life --- will you get kicked out of your home, will you suddenly be financially responsible for things you previously weren't, etc.?
If it's any consolation, a lot of us don't feel like adults, and that's ok! My kids seem to think I'm a grown up, so I managed to fool them at least.
Just keep learning as you go, and ask questions. We all love talking about things we know/have experience with (just ask the average Lemmy user what Linux distro you should install...), and there's basically no such thing as "cheating" when it comes to figuring out how to be an adult.
One day at a time!
WonderRin@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 181d
I remember I was asked by multiple people when I turned 18 how I felt. What I felt was that that was a weird question lol. It's not like one day passing made me suddenly feel somehow different from the day before.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 181d
You might be 18 years old. But if you are adult is a different question.
Congrats, nonetheless!
over_clox@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 181d
Don't worry, they can send you to war, but you still can't drink alcohol for another 3 years.
Wait, fuck...
glibg@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 181d
Your 20s can be a lot of fun! You'll always look back at them as the time when your body didn't have weird aches and pains, so enjoy it!
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 181d
What should I do to make the most of my 20s? It's so hard to appreciate stuff when you don't know what to appreciate because you've never lived without it before
eyes@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 181d
Get into regular exercise, nothing too crazy like bodybuilding but some cardio and little bit of weights will pay dividends at 30.
glibg@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 180d
Hard to suggest stuff without knowing what you're into, but I'd definitely echo the comment by u/eyes about doing something active, preferably regularly like once or twice a week. Team sports are good for this, or if you're not a sport-type you might try hiking or volunteering with local nature orgs.
Let your interests guide you and meet as many folks as possible. Lots of friendships to be made in your new adult life.
BigTrout75@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 181d
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 181d
I was terrified when I moved out, I thought I would never find a steady job or figure out normal adult stuff, and I'd be homeless in a few months.
You might stop being a minor overnight, but you don't become an adult overnight. It's a gradual process and honestly you barely notice.
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 181d
Next month ill have been 15 for the last 20 years so keep your chin up.
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 180d
Happy birthday!
atheqtpie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 180d
Thanks!
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 181d
Bad (good?) news. Nothing changes. Except now you can get tried as an adult for crimes, you can and should vote, and it's illegal to sleep with half the people you know until they also turn 18.
Happy birthday! Make sure to get your free stuff.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/1c2k03j/list_of_birthday_freebies/
atheqtpie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 181d
Guys, I'm 18