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nursie
11-22-2005, 11:32 PM
25 SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP



1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.



2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.



3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.



4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.



5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.



6. You watch the Weather Channel.



7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "break up."



8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.



9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up."



10. You're the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won't turn down the stereo.



11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.



12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.



13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.



14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.



15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.



16. You take naps.



17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.



18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.



19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.



20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."



21. You actually eat breakfast food 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. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.



24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.



25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking "Oh S*$# what the hell happened?"



Bonus:
26: You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one to save your sorry old butt.


I know #12 because my daughter works there, but the others hit close to home!! :eek:

RockabillyChick
11-23-2005, 12:16 AM
1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.
i've had houseplants since i was like 10 years old

2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
what about the couch?

3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
i dont drink beer

4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
i get up around 10

5. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
i listen to punk music

6. You watch the Weather Channel.
there's a channel just for weather?? :huh:

7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "break up."
not yet.

8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
this ones true

9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up."
yes they do!

10. You're the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
Get off my lawn!!!

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
no way

12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
drive through open until 1 or 3am

13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
no car payments! w00t!

14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.
science diet is cr4p!

15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
nope

16. You take naps.
nope

17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
i'm married

18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.
yuck, chicken wings.....

19. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
little bit of both...

20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."
my favorite wine is $6....

21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
breakfast is good any time!

22. "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."
i dont drink

23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
ha!

24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
i've never been to a bar

25. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them instead of asking "Oh S*$# what the hell happened?"
nope, still the second one

mishi8
11-23-2005, 12:22 AM
Yeah, those do hit close to home...guess I've grown up! :thud: I've always liked naps, though...especially on the couch (doesn't make my back sore - yet!) And there's rarely a day I get up before 7am, especially on weekends when I get to sleep in to around 10am.

Emg
11-23-2005, 6:04 AM
My 9 year old son LOVES the weather channel "!!! ???"

He has a fascination with maps and weather, especially hurricanes and tornados. He's a pretty neat kid ! http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/love/love0084.gif

nursie
11-23-2005, 7:07 AM
LOL, EMG...future meterologist!

Lila
11-23-2005, 7:17 AM
My autistic son loves the Weather channel. He's so into tornadoes and hurricanes...it's that spinning thing. He even said he wants to live next door to a tornado when he grows up. Crazy kid. He's adorable. :)

Well, some of those are pretty close. A lot of things I didn't do as a 'youngster'.

Cheech
11-23-2005, 8:03 AM
lol.. reading that list brought back so many memories!!!! I still manage some of them though.... 27 ain't too old, is it???

Hannys_Papa
11-23-2005, 11:29 AM
My 9 year old son LOVES the weather channel "!!! ???"...[/IMG]

There must be something about the weather channel (subliminal messages embedded in the weather maps ????) - even my 3.5 year old sometimes asks me if he can watch the weather for a while.

tomm10
11-23-2005, 12:02 PM
Got another one for ya. Whne you drop a piece of food on the floor in the kitchen you pick it up instead of kicking it under the fridge.

sumthin fishy
11-23-2005, 12:17 PM
Hehe. I just met up with all my highschool friends for a funeral. Its only been 5 years, but last time we saw eachother, we were smoking, drinking, brawling, rowdy punk kids who couldn't, no, didn't want to keep a job. We were all sitting and talking about now we all have bills, our own homes(be it rented or owned) Jobs that we can't just call in with an eye problem(I can't see...........myself coming in today). We never thought we would grow up, and all of a sudden we did. :(

Holly9937
11-23-2005, 2:25 PM
Bonus:
26: You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one to save your sorry old butt.



:mad2: There are a few that don't apply!! That certainly makes me feel old. I'm 25, my husband just turned 31. It is so funny to me now that I used to think people our age were OLD!!! I'M NOT OLD YET :D !! I'm at kind of an in between stage though too, which is weird. I still have friends who go out alot, are single, drink several times a week, etc. and I have friends who are doctors and lawyers, and some who are married and have children and live very calm/normal lives.

Larissa
11-23-2005, 2:54 PM
Ha, ha. That's very funny, Nursie, I enjoyed it.

nursie
11-23-2005, 4:14 PM
Got another one for ya. Whne you drop a piece of food on the floor in the kitchen you pick it up instead of kicking it under the fridge.

We say...here puppy..puppy :D

patoloco
11-23-2005, 6:59 PM
Now I feel old... Also, now I pick up my stuff after taking a bath. I'm careful to clean the sink after shaving or brushing teeth.

Last time I was mad at my GF because she woke up late and didn't do the bed sheets.

Well... I'm becoming a cranky old fat man.

ashdavid
11-23-2005, 8:45 PM
24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.

This one is definately a sign that you are still young. We used to do that all the time to save money, especially when you are young b/c this is when funds were limited.

nursie
11-23-2005, 9:44 PM
Ashdavid, you're right. I just don't hardly ever go to the bar anymore, lol.

ashdavid
11-23-2005, 11:10 PM
Yes, you are right about the bar, I havn't been in years.