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edu | karma 3000 | avg karma 4.46 · 2016-09-14 08:56:57+00:00

OMG, that was a dreadful reading. And definitely, as an adult my life feels quite more easy and manageable than what she says, and I work, clean, cook, watch netflix, practice sport, and meet my friends besides all the other adult obligations.

ido | karma 7058 | avg karma 2.27 · 2016-09-14 09:34:50

How much time do you spend taking care of kids? That's the real time sink of adulthood (not just childcare itself, but also all the extra strain it generates in terms of household work, cleaning, etc).

10 years ago I had all the time in the world, even though I was an adult - a single, childless adult.

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majewsky | karma 15323 | avg karma 2.15 · 2016-09-14 10:27:27+00:00

Having children is a choice. Most things in the original list are not a choice.

emodendroket | karma 21781 | avg karma 1.83 · 2016-09-14 13:07:27+00:00

Yeah, if you "choose" to be a hermit living in the woods I suppose you can cross off the 40 hours a week for work too.

FilterSweep | karma 1417 | avg karma 2.76 · 2016-09-14 13:56:35+00:00

A hermit living in the woods still must nourish him/herself, and find/build shelter.

johnward | karma 2881 | avg karma 2.05 · 2016-09-14 17:07:39

Technically everything on the list is a choice. You don't necessarily have to bathe.