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When you realise there's no one there to take the lead on things:
2.
No matter how hard you look:
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When everything is just too damn expensive:
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When you realise you've either hit your peak or are past it:
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When you decide it's time to revert back to childhood:
6.
When you start shaking your head at today's youth:
7.
When life throws you the tough choices:
8.
But on the plus side, no one can stop you from making your own rules:
9.
Even if your own rules don't include a balanced meal plan:
10.
That's OK though, because no one can tell you how to live your life now you're so old:
11.
When it's far too easy to make simple mistakes:
12.
When you have stellar advice for future generations:
13.
When you realise you're making freakishly adult-like decisions:
14.
When you have a productive day and you really should be rewarded for simply surviving:
15.
When you know there's just some things you still need your mum for:
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Or when you start Googling basically EVERYTHING:
17.
And when Google answers the questions you've been too embarrassed to ask:
18.
When there's one benefit of being legal age:
19.
When you should know better but YOLO or whatever the youths say:
20.
When you honestly just feel like you're faking it:
21.
When you just don't even know anymore:
22.
Because you just have too many conflicting feelings running through your weary, ageing body:
23.
When you pretend everything is going swimmingly:
24.
When things are just emotionally and physically draining...
25.
...but you pretend everything is OK anyway:
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When you realise in some small ways you have matured:
27.
And when you finally learn how to start prioritising properly: