25 signs you've grown up

indiamike

Your house plants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.

Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.

You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.

You hear your favorite song on an elevator.

You watch the Weather Channel.

Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook up and break up.

You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.

Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up."

You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next
door won't turn down the stereo.

Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

Your car insurance goes down and your payments go up.

You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonalds leftovers.

Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.

You no longer take naps from noon to 6 PM.

Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.

Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.

You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.

A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."

You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.

"I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces, "I'm never going to drink that much again."

90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

You no longer drink at home to save money before going to a bar.

You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you!!!

Wanderer22

Getting older is compulsory,
Growing up is optional.

Wanderer22

mercedes10

I'm getting it - except the bit about 'you spend 90% of your time in front of a computer actually doing work' - Wrong! I spend my work time on sites like this! lol!

Tomi

You see a guy in the supermarket and think you recognize him as an ex-coworker only to realize he would have to be 20 years older to be the right guy!

You start booking package tours to Bermuda... or Goa.

Fewer people offer you stuff in the Boston Public Gardens.

My friend's golden retriever no longer seeks me to play tug with.

When Peter Ustinov or Alistair Cook pass on to a better world you realize that you knew these people quite well.

You start selling stuff in yard sales or craigslist instead of buying.

You start considering throwing away a comfortable, safe relationship for one last fling.

You look forward to trips to India because the little blue pill is cheaper there.

and lastly...
You read a thread about growing up and assume it is about getting old.

indiadreamn

- Thats the saddest emot-icon I've ever seen! it made me go "aww"

vistet

Trimming down the backpack is easier than the frontpack...

-m2-

that about sums it up