LATE BLOOMERS THE BIG ADULTHOOD PANICS: 10 terrifying truths no one told us about growing up
Oct 1, 2025
Adulthood comes with unexpected challenges that no one warns you about. Money meltdowns and credit struggles collide with career crises and the weight of stuck jobs. Love and loneliness create a dating rut while family drama adds to the stress. They humorously address health scares that signal aging and the never-ending to-do list that haunts them. Social pressures and the hustle of housing affordability amplify the chaos, leading to existential musings about time and life choices. Laugh, wince, and feel comforted in shared struggles!
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Adulthood Isn’t The Freedom We Expected
- Adulthood often feels like a sequence of stressors rather than freedom and fun.
- Rich Pink and Rox Pink frame adulthood as a trick that replaces expectation with ongoing panics.
Becoming A Parent On A Tiny Income
- Rox shares becoming a parent at 18 while earning about £700 a month and struggling with rent, car costs, and baby food.
- She highlights how survival expenses shockingly add up when you can't rely on household food being provided.
Trapped In Repeating Debt Cycles
- Rich describes living permanently in overdraft and sliding into repeated credit-card and late-fee debt.
- He says debt carried shame and he avoided credit cards now to set boundaries.