I've Become My Mother

When did our generation become adults? Even though I've been married and out of my parents' house 4 years and I've been working since as long as I can remember, there's still times when I sit there and say holy shit I'm an adult.

Today's "Holy Shit I'm an Adult" episode was sponsored in part by, my upcoming vacation. I was sitting down to write a list of everything I needed to pack (yes, I have become a "list" person) and it occurred to me, I also need to make a list of things I need to do before I go.

For example, here are some things on my list:
1. Clean the house (because who wants to come home to a messy house?)
2. Pay the bills (this one is not so bad)
3. Pay the paperboy (pay the paperboy??? wasn't it only yesterday that I was the 12 year old delivering papers?)
4. Ask the neighbor to water the flowers and take in the mail (hello granny, I've got a garden)
5. Do the laundry so I have something set aside for work for the day after I come back
6. Clean out the refrigerator (yes, I do have more than just beer in there)

I won't go on, it's too painful. And besides, the longer I go on, the longer I put off actually doing these things.

So there you have it, I have done what every woman says they will never do, become their mother. But as much as it sucks, I think of it this way...being that I have a really cool mom who kicks ass, I guess becoming like her wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.