Great Things About Growing Up

1. Learning how to have & keep a healthy, loving relationship.
2. You’re no longer the ugly duckling/weird kid in school.
3. Paying off your student loans.
4. Getting rid of those braces.
5. No more acne.
6. Having your own car.
7. Living on your own.
8. Learning how to cook.
9. Spending endless amounts of time with friends.
10. Countless board game nights.
11. LAN parties & beer pong tournaments.
12. Figuring out makeup, sort of.
13. Finding the perfect pair of shoes on clearance.
14. Building your own PC because now you can afford it.
15. Traveling the world.
16. Learning things that matter to you.
17. Being with the most handsome man on earth ;).

Unfortunate Things About Growing Up

1. Allergies you’ve never had before.
2. Student loans.
3. Filing more complicated taxes. ELI5 how to deductions.
4. Building credit. Retirement. Investments. ELI5.
5. Bills, bills… bills.
6. Car maintenance.
7. House maintenance.
8. That one roommate you really don’t like.
9. Panicking that your random body pains are signs of cancer.
10. The difficulty of making new friends.
11. Realizing you should move on from your job.
12. When politics becomes disappointing.
13. New MMORPGs will never compete with 90s/early 00s games.