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@pinkshoes: I was going to say the same thing.
It's like the Bob Dylan song My Back Pages: "I was so much older then / I'm younger than that now." I mean, I get tired earlier than I used to, but for the most part I don't think I've gotten any more mature - in fact when I was younger I was more into dressing up, serious stuff, wanting to get a job. Now I am just like "ok, when do I get to go home so I can put on sweats and make fart jokes." Maybe if we were thinking about buying a house or having children I would feel more mature, but now I'm just like "seriously... they let US get married... this has got to be a joke."
I got super excited about cabinet space and closet space in our new place....
Also, I actually read Southern Living now.... I used to think my mother was the only woman who read it!
A 18-19 year old calling me Ma'am the other day.. I'm 22!!!!
Oh and bitching constantly about the crap kids do these days.
Well, a lot of things. Bills and mortgage especially. But, last night Fiance's mom and grandma were cooking us dinner at our house, and they wouldn't let me help. I didn't realize how routine taking care of everything had become until I was told no. It really felt quite strange LOL
I get excited about household supplies and boxed wine! We just got a new house and we are trying to save as much as possible for the wedding.... i NEVER thought boxed wine would excited me lol I'm old
@Coffee cup: oh yes, being called ma'am and not being asked for ID anymore. :(
I felt like a real grown up the first time I mailed in a mortgage check.
The day I left the hospital after giving birth to my daughter, as they were wheeling my out to my car I had a moment like "Oh crap, this is happening." Definitely the defining adulthood moment!
I went out with my girfriends the other night and DH asked earlier in the day what time dinner was. I replied 8 and he goes ohh that's late.
Yes when 8pm on a Friday night becomes late you know that you got old lol.
@Amanda_Rae: Haha, I think the other day I remarked to DH that my dream was to have a kitchen with endless cabinet space. I can only imagine what 18-year old me would think if she knew that this was what 26-year old me dreamed about...
- seeing dresses that come more than a few inches above the knee and thinking "put it away!"
- being absolutely exhausted and ready to go home by midnight
- finding satisfaction in doing household chores
- sending thank you notes to hosts of parties I attend
- having a 401k!
Saving up for a house. The prospect of being a homeowner, however far off down the line with this market, is pretty much the only thing that screams "ADULT!" about my life.
The rest of me is just...me. A 28 year old precocious kid who understands responsibility and can be mature when necessary but spends the rest of her time just enjoying life as it happens. Plenty of stuff makes me feel old (kids never having heard of the cartoons I used to watch, or playing Super Mario Bros. on their Nintendo DS despite never having seen an original NES console...) but I still don't really feel "grown up". I'm going to be one of those old ladies who still snickers at dick jokes and runs around the house playing hide and seek with my grandchildren.
@MaraBeth: haha the fact that I can't go without my morning coffee makes me feel grown up!
@Coffee cup: I am in the same boat about the bitching. The other day I was walking into the office and there was a group of kids standing near by. I just happened to look up at them and they said "What is that bitch looking at" so I walked my big ass right over there and said "Do you realize I work at your school? Would you like to come down to the principals office with me?" Man I felt OLD.
@KatyElle: I felt that the dr said I could push. I started bawling and the nurse was like "are you ok?" and I said " I cant believe I am about to have a baby" ....
@tranquility I work at a school, too, and there are so many things daily that make me feel so old! I frequently have to play the role of disciplinarian, so teachers often threaten things like, "Don't make me call Miss MaraBeth..." The fact that any child thinks I am someone to fear should probably make me feel the oldest out of any of these things!
LOL I get so excited about going to bed early now too. When we were little it felt like such a treat to stay up until 11pm...now it feels the same way to be in bed by 9pm!
Also, I feel like a grown-up because we hit the $10k mark in savings today!! Neither of us has ever in our lives had that much money to our names at once, and we went from $0 savings to $10k in 5 months. It's a pretty good feeling :)
I felt like a grown up when I realized my old soul was years ahead of my peers. Add things like personal and financial independence and relative success, a mortgage and managing to be as in the black as my peers are in the red...yeah, makes me feel grown up. And old. 
Living with FI. I've lived by myself and with roommates, but there was something distinctly different and adult about living on my own with FI.
@reginaphalange: This is totally unrelated, but great user name! I love Phoebe.
We're currently in escow on our first house and for the first time ever I feel like an adult. Being a lawyer didn't make me feel like an adult, nor did getting married. But this house stuff, property taxes and chimney inspections and the mortgage....yeah starting to feel adult. Now I'm no longer spending my online shopping time on the Nordstrom website. All of a sudden i'm looking up new windows and tax write offs. oye!
Hm, I've always felt like a grown-up. I really wish I was able to enjoy my teenage/young 20 years. I am only 23, but I feel like I'm much older than that. I relate more to those older than me. I have nothing in common with people around my age. It's strange. I guess it's because I had to grow up fast.
going on a road trips by myself way back in college, and not telling my parents that I was going out of town - that's when I started to feel grown up.
but I'm 36 and for the most part, I still don't feel like a grown up! I think not having kids plays a big part in this.
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Being recently married, I can't get over how grown up it sounds to refer to "my husband". When did I become such an adult?
Other signs of impending adulthood I've recently noticed include:
DH also made fun of me for getting excited about a recipe that I said "would be perfect if we threw a brunch!" Apparently, he thinks this is something old people do (for the record, this recipe really would be fabulous for a brunch. Mini cinnamon rolls. Wouldn't you love those at a brunch? Just saying.)
When did you first feel like a real grown up?