‘Adulting’ Is Hard–I Know Because I’ve Been Doing It Since Grade School

Sian Ferguson
Aug 8, 2017 · 7 min read

The way we talk about ‘adulting’ is classist.

II am 7, and I’m aware that my existence is a financial burden on my mother. She would never say it, of course, but I recognize the lines that spread across her forehead when I need to buy gifts for parties, when I need money for school bake sales, when I need food for…

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