Adulting — 50

Millennials are so... special. Believe us. We have one. In the Millennial generation, everybody gets a ribbon and everything gets a sticker. They even have a word for growing up. It's called "adulting." In fact, there's a book and about a million articles all about the subject.  

There's really nothing new about growing up or adulting, but there is certainly enough to talk about! Especially since we have one "adult-ish" son, another who is in full-fledge adulting mode, and a third boy on the precipice of the whole thing. 

What does adulting entail, you ask? Well, if you want to know whether or not your teen is adulting, here are a few questions to ask:

• Do you regularly have the oil in your car changed?
• Can you neatly wrap a gift?
• Do you know how to write a cover letter?
• Do you know how to sew a button back on?
• Do you make your own doctor's appointments?

That's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. It is possible that you read that list of questions and admitted to yourself that perhaps — at 35, 45 or 55 —  you're not adulting so well yourself. Uh-huh. That's right. It's not EASY growing up, so cut your burgeoning adult some slack.

If you want to take some of the pain out of nudging your teen toward independence, and realize you're not alone in the struggle, this week's episode of I Shouldn't Have Had Kids should help. Well, at least it will make you laugh. That's because our boys have faced or are facing all of the adulting challenges and they've made plenty of mistakes along the way. And believe us, so have we. The silver lining is that it makes for some damn funny stories, and we're bringing them to you on the show this week.

So pour yourself a glass of wine, put in your earbuds, and take a break with us as we podcast for parental sanity—ours and yours.

Links
YouTube: Trailer of the 2019 movie, Judy
Q13 News Website: Story and Video  About the Capture of Asian Murder Hornets
UK's Metro News Website: 10 Tips You Need to Learn About Being A Grown-Up from the Adulting Manual

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