Pros & Cons of Being a Grown Person

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I would like to thank the random internet stranger friend who gave me both the idea for this blog and the suggestion to meditate. You are the hero we didn’t know we needed.

Pro: You can play with fire.

Con: You probably shouldn’t play with fire, especially if you’re near a national forest and living through a drought, or if you’re incompetent in fire extinguishing, or if you’re wearing a particularly flammable dress.

Pro: You have freedom. You can do what you want when you want and go where you want and eat what you want, and pretty much make your life anything you want.

Con: You have to pay for that shit, which probably means working, which *can* significantly limit your freedom.

Pro: You can decorate your home to your liking. You can host dinner parties, roast turkeys, install a giant TV, install a home gym, adopt a billion cats. It’s your home! You can do whatever you want.

Con: You have to pay for your home. And if you own it, you have to pay taxes. Or, if you’re like me, you’ve lived many a random roommate in a too-expensive city and your space is not your own. If you’re lucky, your roomies become your friends but if you’re unlucky (or a butthole) you might find it hard to live…