What Makes You ALL GROAN UP??

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Permalink Reply by Jill on March 24, 2011 at 4:52pm

-You still throw mini hissy fits.

-You cry when things don't always go your way.

-You eat cereal for dinner. 

 

I don't wanna grow up!

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on March 24, 2011 at 7:19pm

These are great Jill! It's crazy how cereal is a staple for all meals. Toys R Us was definitely right! They just didn't know their marketing campaign fit us twentysomethings too.

Permalink Reply by Cara Guillaume on March 24, 2011 at 6:39pm

lol i love this

 

- my groan up cereal of choice: lucky charms.

- i de-stress by coloring with crayola crayons

- i occasionally find myself watching the disney channel

- my favorite thing to do on a sunny afternoon is swing in the park with my hubby...

 

every time i wake up and see the ring on my finger or look at my pregnant belly, i am still in shock.

every time i pay rent or my utilities, i wish i was a kid again for sure.

 

i think i might blog these confessions...

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on March 24, 2011 at 7:28pm

Nice Cara...like these...especially as a new dad of 4 weeks. I still can't believe it. How can I have a kid when I still feel like I should be riding my Schwinn bike around the neighborhood and playing baseball

Permalink Reply by Linzy Garrett on April 16, 2011 at 8:30am

I realized I was groan up

 When I paid for my first surgery....

When I want actually WANT a nap time

I take my nieces to see cartoon movies just so I don't look like a weirdo watching a kids movie

When I see my wedding pictures and college diploma I feel groan up ;)

And when I realize I have to DEAL with the car mechanics instead of my dad doing it for me!

 

 

www.linzygarrett.blogspot.com

 

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on April 19, 2011 at 3:22pm

Ha! Linzy. Love it. All of this is so true! I'd love for you to write a couple of these on my site All Groan Up for "I'll Feel Like a Real Adult When..."

 

Permalink Reply by Kay P on May 28, 2011 at 3:34pm

- when you role down your window, put your head out and yell out curses at the driver behind you for honking uselessly (and don't bother that your mom is sitting next to you)!

- when your old classmates from high school, talk about their babies endlessly.

- when everyone you know is getting married.

- when you buy loads of cute accessories for your teenage sister, coz obviously you are too GROAN up to wear them!

 

http://jinxipedia.blogspot.com/

Permalink Reply by Robin on June 27, 2011 at 5:22pm

Yes I realized I was grown up when I paid for my own surgery (that seemed big - it was just a tonsilectomy), when I applied for our marriage license and when I checked my credit report for the 1st time.  Jeez am I that grown up that I've done it more than once?!??  I think my first grown up moment came when I was reguarily shopping for weekly groceries alone.

 

Yes I still eat mac n cheese for dinner (now with added peas) and whine about things to my dear husband.

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on June 30, 2011 at 2:35am

Ha! Robin these are great additions to the list. I definitely think paying for your own surgery is a huge All Groan Up moment...oh yeah...and filling out a marriage license too. Definitely remember the weight of that one...

 

Permalink Reply by Blunt Delivery on June 29, 2011 at 12:26am

dude, boy meets world.

 

ugh. i miss me some tgif. that fred savage was dreamy

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on June 30, 2011 at 2:39am

I would say I DON'T own a Boy Meets World DVD set, but then of course I would be doing the opposite of truth-telling...

 

Fred Savage was Wonder Years, Ben Savage was Boy. They were both dreamy though, so your point still stands!

Permalink Reply by Paul Angone on July 14, 2011 at 3:56pm

Thanks everyone for the great comments on what it means to be ALL GROAN UP! I have included some of your entries (with linkage back to you!!) in my latest article 62 Reasons You Know You're All Groan Up. A taste of the article via the picture below!