37 Relatable Adulting Memes for the Grown-Up Children Faking Their Way Through Life

Isabella Penn

Oct 31, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

Back when we were kids, we couldn't wait to be adults. We thought it would be all freedom and fun, but now that we've made it to Grown-Upville, it's more like, "Wait, what's going on here?" I mean, seriously, I'm practically running on fumes 24/7. And we're supposed to keep doing this for the rest of our lives? Yeah, right. No thank you.

This listicle is dedicated to all the grown-up kids out there who live on a diet of instant ramen, file their taxes with a crayon, and woke up feeling exhausted three years ago and haven't figured out how to recover. We totally relate. The struggle is real. At least we can laugh it off with some hilariously relatable memes about the struggles of adulthood.