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25 signs that you might be a grown up...


  • 1. Your potted plants are alive and you’re considering getting a puppy.
  • 2. You watch the real-life news more often than E!News.
  • 3. You keep more food than wine in the fridge.
  • 4. 6AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.
  • 5. You hear your favourite song on Jacaranda FM.
  • 6. You watch the Weather Channel and wear a moisturiser with an SPF in it.
  • 7. Your friends marry and make babies instead of margheritas.
  • 8. You no longer go on Spring break, you do spring cleaning.
  • 9.  You actually know what to wear when the invite says 'smart/casual'
  • 10. You're the one calling your complex’s security guards because those darn kids next door don't know how to turn down the music.
  • 11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
  • 12. You don't know what time Fontana’s closes anymore.
  • 13. You would rather have a new dishwasher than a new pair of Nine West slingbacks.
  • 14. You serve your friends salad with their dinner rather than a stick of celery in their Bloody Mary.
  • 15. A bean bag no longer counts as a 'couch'
  • 16. You like going on holiday to places without cellphone reception.
  • 17. Dinner and a movie becomes the whole date instead of just the beginning of one.
  • 18. Popcorn is no longer considered a meal.
  • 19. You go to the drugstore for vitamins and eye cream, not milk thistle and Red Bull.
  • 20. A five-litre box of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff.'
  • 21. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
  • 22. "I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."
  • 23. You start buying Fair Lady magazine for the crossword puzzle.
  • 24. You don't drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
  • 25. You read this entire list looking for one sign that doesn't apply to you!

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