The Ten Moments You Realize You've Grown Up Too Fast

It may feel like just yesterday you were coasting in Heelys while rocking out to Avril Lavigne, however time has proved otherwise. Age is no longer a number, but rather a reminder of how old you have gotten. Day to day, you are faced with situations that remind you that you are no longer a kid, but instead a bonafide (and lost) adult.

1. When you go to the grocery store and buy actual ingredients instead of your favorite childhood snacks

After years of processed snacks and unhealthy meal choices, the time has come for you to buy real food rather than your childhood favorites.

2. When you can no longer pull off petting a stranger's dogs in public

Long ago were the days when you could eagerly go up to a stranger and pet their dog without having to start a conversation with them about their/your life.

3. When you check your e-mail more than you check any and all social media sites

So long Facebook and Twitter, we now have business to attend to.

4. When you use a crayon, marker, or gel pen to write a check for your bills

Coloring books have never been more dearly missed than they are when they are used in real-life situations.

5. When you are no longer forced to sit at the kiddie table during family dinners

....Let's just say that might have been the better table all along.

6. When all of your friends are starting to get married and you...aren't.

Wedding invitations are a sure-fire way to remind you how old you have become and how real life is about to be.

7. When people trade you business cards instead of Pokemon cards

The pairing of growing up and card-trading has replaced "Gotta Catch Em All" with "Gotta Network Em All".

8. When you no longer get offered bubble gum fluoride at the dentist office

Adulthood truly begins the day your dentist no longer gives you the option between boring old mint or bubble-gum fun.

9. When nap time becomes a privilege and not an obligation

Grown-ups around the world know they've had a good day when they were able to sneak in a nap in between their actual responsibilities.

10. When life isn't at all the way you imagined it would be when you were a kid, but hey it's still pretty great

Although you are probably not living out your childhood dreams of being an astronaut or living completely off of candy, you are doing your best finding your place in the real world and that is definitely something your seven-year-old self would be proud of. Good job, kid.