13 Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up What Happens When You Reach Your Late Twenties

Bills, bills, bills.

Adulthood is fraught with obstacles that we have to learn to overcome: paying bills, booking our own doctor’s appointments and cooking something other than pesto pasta.

Here are 13 tweets, using the #signsimagrownup hashtag, that perfectly sum up the life changes that occur when you reach your late twenties.

1. Your body turns against you.

Being an adult is 80% being tired and 20% talking about how tired you are. #signsimagrownup

— Shari VanderWerf (@shariv67) November 14, 2016

2. You learn to face your fears.

You’ve managed to kill a spider in your room by yourself, rather than just deciding to rent somewhere else.
#SignsImAGrownUp

— Nargis Qureshi ⚡ (@NargisQureshi) November 14, 2016

3. You command a new level of respect in public.

I have to act like I'm walking my dog when I'm really playing Pokémon Go #SignsImAGrownUp

— Daniel Dolores (@blackmagicninja) November 14, 2016

4. You plan your meals for the week.

#SignsImAGrownUp

I save ketchup packets

— Katt Funny (@KattFunny) November 14, 2016

5. You clean up after yourself.

#signsimagrownup I emptied the dishwasher without being asked.

— Anslee Connell (@rockmygypsysoul) August 9, 2012

6. You buy your own alcohol.

I went out and bought wine for a party today. #signsimagrownup

— Faye Burrows (@MissAlz) November 21, 2013

7. You prioritise oral hygiene.

Looking forward to brushing your teeth at the end of a night out 😂 #SignsImAGrownUp

— Jeni Harrison (@JeniHarrison5) November 14, 2016

8. You pursue new hobbies.

9. You thank God you were never a teenager.

10. You take responsibility for things other than yourself.

#signsimagrownup I changed the water for the flowers before they died.

— Anslee Connell (@rockmygypsysoul) August 9, 2012

11. And accept that responsibilities aren’t just there to be ignored.

12. You realise your mum was actually right all along.

Umbrellas are very useful #signsimagrownup

— alixschremmer (@ahschrem) February 8, 2013

13. And you learn what really matters in life.

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