Disappointing Things Nobody Tells You About Being An Adult

Be careful what you wish for, kiddies.
Disappointing Things Nobody Tells You About Being An Adult

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When you're a kid, you spend most of your time wishing you could grow the heck up and enjoy some of those sweet, sweet grownup privileges. But once you do finally reach adulthood, it's actually super disappointing. You barely ever get to eat ice cream for dinner or play giant pianos by jumping on them.

We asked our adult readers to tell us the absolute worst parts of growing up. The winner is below, but first, the runners-up.

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