Childhood is not AS great as people make it out to be! All those instructions and restrictions that come along with it – when to get up and when to sleep; when to study and when to play; when to say sorry and thank you – can just be too taxing! And all over the world, numerous glasses of ‘yucky’ milk are downed with just one wish – ‘I want to be an ADULT’!
But adult-ing is hard too and nothing in life prepares you for the s**t-storm that hits. Here are the top 5 instances that make you cry on the inside for growing up!
1.You’ve Started Treasuring Sleep
Growing up, your idea of a ‘fun’ night was staying up till wee hours partying with your friends. But when you start turning down invites because you’d rather stay in and go to sleep by 11 pm, it means you’re an adult.
2. You Suddenly Have Bills to Pay
Right from diapers to your books to your shiny shoes were all paid for by mommy/daddy dearest. But the day you start thinking about your electricity bills before you even think about food is when you realise that you’re an adult!
3. Your Battle With the EMI
Forget the tax man, the new villain in town is EMI. You have bought some mean zig wheels/a roof over your head/the latest gizmo and now it’s time to pay for it E.V.E.R.Y month! EMIs do suck the life out of life itself, don’t they?
4. You Have to Take Each and Every Decision
Should you buy a new TV or should you save that money? Should you get a cook or can you get by without one? Should you turn left or right? Along with the euphoria of being the master of your own fate comes along the realization that you need to take EVERY decision and be held responsible for it. Yeah, you’re an adult so deal with it!
5. You Start Taking More Care of Your Parents
Suddenly you feel the tables turning when you’re the one enquiring after your parents – have they reached home? Did they take their meds? Maybe they should not eat that extra laddoo. Yep, it’s a sure sign of you turning into an adult. But you take care of them by insuring yourself. And Online Insurance Plans like HDFC Life Click2ProtectPlus has made it so much simpler. The earlier you get started on it, the cheaper the premiums are. And you get some cool tax benefits too. No more growing up pains from here on!
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