Each card has a combination of words on the front that, when recited out loud, sound like the phrase written on the back. Some scientists who study the brain and nervous system say the age at which you become an adult (which is different for everyone) might even be your 30s. Sometimes it’s the only way you learn, but adult friendship is letting your friends poorly fix their mistake even though you also don’t know what to do.

When we were kids, we thought (I mean, I thought) that being an adult meant eating Lucky Charms for dinner and staying up as late as I wanted and never having homework. D., who is a Berkeley-based developmental psychologist focusing on the science of how children, teens, and families grow and develop, told Bored Panda that “developmental scientists consider adulthood to begin when the prefrontal cortex, the front-most region of the brain, finishes developing, at around 25 years of age. Finding the right balance between work and personal life is not that easy sometimes, so we were curious to know how someone can maintain a healthy work-life balance without being seen as a workaholic or lazy.Don’t worry it still works out and you can still meet lots of great adulting friends it just requires a little effort! We almost never have time to do fun things, our backs hurt and there’s always some new bill for us to pay. Let the laughs begin as you compete to make sense out of gibberish from one of three categories — kinky, party and pop culture. She has written for a variety of industries, including software, education, business, and personal finance. But your ability to know yourself and learn to express and manage your personality in fulfilling ways can improve a lot over time,” Divecha said.

Our selection goes beyond the ordinary, bringing you a unique blend of humor only those diagnosed with “growing up” will understand.

Now it's just worrying about being able to feed yourself until the next pay day and wondering what's wrong with forging for herbs on the side of the highway. If you haven't heard about it, come on out from your rock and get ready to wet yourself laughing in this hilarious adult party game. On the other hand, if your life has been going okay and you suddenly experience great adversity, that, too, can change you forever.

Between work schedule, family obligations, taking care of pets, and practicing self care are hard enough to juggle alone, but we can’t forget friendship!Some bonds are bigger than convenience and even though you might not see your childhood bestie that doesn’t mean you can’t hit it right back off whenever you meet up. Once you and your friends are all of legal drinking age of course, you can enjoy the occasional drunk to text to unashamedly tell your friends how much you love them.

After the bachelor, this Viking wanted to conquer more lands—that is why she flew to Belgium and finished a MA in Cultural Studies. You can scan the code with your phone to look up the exact TikTok video that the image card comes from, and explore each. Mei Phing has more than 10 years of experience working in corporate and is generously sharing her expertise with people who want to “enjoy clarity, confidence and happiness in their careers”.

Let’s face it, it’s not easy maintaining childhood friends with growing-up, jobs, college, and moving away. Learn how the world works: Get real-world work experience, learn how corporations and social media manipulate the public for profit, work on real-world problems, and find adult mentors—they offer crucial bridges to adulthood. It’s enough to comfortably replace my old jobs income, especially considering I only work about 10-13 hours a week from home. Being an adult is 90% worrying about money and 10% spending money you don’t have on treats because you’ve worried a lot this week.