Don't forget

• Why did I buy this?

This is really more about financial stress rather than adulthood. I was constantly on the verge of being broke until I became an adult and started working and (eventually) got a well paid job. Somewhat pedantic, I know, but financial stress is not an integral part of adulthood.

• do I need it?

Start there. If it's not clearly a no, repeat multiple times over several weeks and one can quickly learn when to spent time thinking about these things.

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it

That sounds like me...

us as old fucks will no doubt be so much cooler than any old fucks before us. blasting the coolest musics, replaying the best video games, sneaking weed into everything.

no, no bias here

I feel like this could be turned into a haiku:

I threw my back out

while loading the dishwasher

wearing my sweater

I think there's a specific transition period that adults that didn't have good habits go through. And it takes time for them to learn how to take care of their adult mind and body.

The unhealthy habits (drinking, eating badly, not sleeping enough, being stationary etc.) are not as easily recoverable anymore, but people are still pushing themselves thinking they have the same vitality. Then it leads to the "everything sucks now" mentality. Give people some time to figure it out.

Like the transition period between summer and fall, everyone's a bit confused for a bit on what to wear to keep themselves warm.

I mean, a lot of these aren't negative in the "man, adulthood sucks" sense.

As you get older, your metabolism changes and you do gain weight faster. It takes a little longer to heal from things and little aches and pains linger a bit longer. You probably mature a bit so you're actually doing and paying attention to those chores you ignored when younger. Yeah, it's more chores but your shit is actually good now. College kids do look like high schoolers, mostly because they're practically just out of highschool.

The spatula thing is just objectively true and I can't think of a way to see it as a bad thing.

They can largely be true while it remains true that the majority of people are notably happier as they get older. "As you age your tastes change and you learn how to make what you want happen" just doesn't sound as funny as listing some common changes.

Hard disagree on the annoyed part though. I see a lot more irritated 20 year olds. Usually because they messed up, don't know they messed up, don't know how to handle messing up and no one is interested in dealing with their shit.

While I agree broadly with what you are saying, your comment ignores the externalities that society puts upon people that causes a lot of these feelings/habits/behaviours.

We still should do our best to not be this defeated. We should absolutely do our best to take care of ourselves mentally and physically, but for many this is far easier said than done because of the externalities.

old age=depression. There's absolutely nothing that isn't depressing about aging. I've watched my parents age to almost 100 and it's something that makes me want to blow out my brains daily.

Where's the anti-aging research? Can we stop with the pro-aging propaganda?

They make emo spatulas?

Daily stretches no joke help a ton for aches and pains. Even better to also exercise. Once I started being serious, I was able to work through lower back and neck pain. Now I have to specifically screw up to hurt the next day.

... Too bad sleeping in the wrong position is "screwing up" these days, though...

Exercise can severely reduce or even eliminate back pain.

I've been running daily for about a month and a half. Because I got fat.

Everything hurts all the time but a couple more months of this and that'll more or less stop and the back pain will be better once I've lost the weight.

Which I will. I've done it before. A bunch of times. So it goes.

As an ex chef, I have a whole drawer full of favorite spatulas and spoons, each my favorite for its particular use. Like ive got my egg spatula, my pancake flipper, my burger flipper, my fish spatula, my pasta spoon, my soup stirring spoon, my rubber spatula thats perfect for helman's mayo jars, my mini soft rubber spatula tongs for scallops & tofu etc.

For me it's more about some spatulas having more comfortable shapes.

Unfortunately my ex hit me with my favourite one and broke it against my arm. That might honestly be the one thing I'll never forgive her, in the midst of all kinds of persistent abuse.

Yeah begrudgingly I stared exercising last year (mid thirties too) and damn if I don't feel much much better. Easier to get around, less creaks and groans, less heartburn, it does make me feel better. I hate doing it though

It's crazy how you hurt less if you exercise all the time

Spatulas are so last year; I’m getting nerdy about my glass tupperware stuff

Talk to me when you're ready for wood plates.

Sometimes everything is wrong.

We're not good enough for your secret spatula club? Spill the details

Out of curiosity, why silicone? I have one spatula from silicone, but I always reach for the wooden ones - feels more right to me?