What is a completely normal adult thing that still feels weird to you?
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Could be paying bills, making appointments, talking about savings, attending formal events, dealing with work politics, or anything else that adults do all the time. What is something that is considered totally normal now but still feels strange to you sometimes?
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Buying cookies whenever i want
Maleficent-Hawk-318@reddit
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Jaci_D@reddit
I’m happy to say I don’t know and we look up the answer together and then talk about it a bit
Grand_Raccoon0923@reddit
I have no problem with that. It’s just that look when they come to ask you a question and they expect that you have all the answers to begin with.
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somecow@reddit
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geri73@reddit
Rent is due today and it feels weird. I just don't wanna.
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