Okay so I'm a "young adult". I say that in quotation marks because it sounds so grown-up, but really that label just defines the awkward stage post-school or post-college phase where you're just kinda trying to figure your life out (or more like get it together, really) and you realize all the things you can't do yet.

And all the stuff that adults have to deal with, which you were never taught. 

And all the stuff that your mom does so effortlessly, but are actually quite difficult. 

So now as I'm growing older and turning 25 soon, I'm becoming a real adult. not a young adult anymore. 

I feel like the last few years, or pretty much since my 18th birthday, I've matured a lot and realized a lot of things that I was still desperately trying to hang on to as a teenager. 

For example that you can't make everyone happy - yes that sounds so stereotypical, but I guess everyone has to realize for themselves that it is in fact true. 

Also, having people you can count on is more important than ever. 

And trying to impress others or make them like you doesn't work in the long run, trust me. 

Can you relate? What are some things that you are realizing about adulthood, and maybe you wish you'd realized this earlier !?