21 Times People Were Absolutely Clueless On How To Adult
Sometimes it's funny, and other times it just becomes sad.
Some people reach adulthood with a few glaring gaps in their life skills, and the results can be painfully funny.
In this roundup, the stories range from basic chores to everyday responsibilities that most adults learn long before they need them. The people in these posts somehow missed those lessons, and the reactions they got were equal parts disbelief and secondhand embarrassment.
From laundry disasters to baffling household habits, these moments show just how clueless some grown-ups can be. Read on.
Oh, honey, you're forgetting one teeny-tiny, important little step there.
TopRamenishaSomeone needs to attend a proper sex education class.
slohomoAll that effort, and for what exactly?
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That is the part where common sense was supposed to kick in, but sadly for this girl, it didn't.
That is the part where common sense was supposed to kick in, but sadly for this girl, it didn't.
TopRamenisha
At least she wanted to send him to school, but come on, please ask about proper parenting and what to do.
whotiesyourshoes
This lady somehow managed to avoid the most basic adult responsibilities until she was 40.
ReddishWedding2018
Someone needs to tell this guy that his roommate's rules aren't unique to their home; they're the rules for every decent human being out there.
Someone should tell this guy that his roommate's rules aren't unique to their home; they're the rules for every decent human being out there.
GotGhostsInMyBlood
How do you reach 24 and not know how to make ice?
Cat_Vonnegut
Yeah, the city doesn't handle everything related to home maintenance for you, sweetie.
theantpantsdance
There's no need to question why this person failed that course.
And if you think dinner rules are simple, the parents who called their daughter ungrateful for refusing room-temperature dinner say otherwise.
There's no need to question why this person failed that course.
SaltyJerm
She needed to be educated on the difference between motor oil and cooking oil.
snowman818
Oh dear boy, now we wonder how his parents made his eggs for him all this time.
cynicalkerfuffle
This is why important life lessons should be taught in school too, and not just assumed to be learned at home.
This is why important life lessons should be taught in school too, and not just assumed to be learned at home.
sumandark8600
When you have the luxury to buy replacements for things every time you think they break, but not the luxury of common sense.
Winterlight8044
That is all harmful to the environment, the food, and their budget!
Fantastic_Relief
One big lesson like that should have been enough, right?
One big lesson like that should have been enough, right?
MeesterPepper
Where did they think the steam would come from? The burning clothes?
hadleybox
To be fair, not everyone is taught the easiest ways to handle technology.
To be fair, not everyone is taught the easiest ways to handle technology.
Kcups
Props for at least trying?
eternalsunshine85
Both mother and daughter learned something nice and new that day.
BroffaloSoldier
These situations are all a bit horrifying, but we must understand that perhaps these individuals weren't fortunate enough to have someone educate them on these matters.
Additionally, some of them may not have been blessed with the best common sense.
The best we can do in these situations is to be the teachers who will make life easier and simpler for them. At least they're learning, right?
Some lessons arrive late, but they still arrive.
After that “adulting” fail, you will love these practical fixes that make ordinary situations easier to handle.
