The real reason millenials say "Adulting" is that that if you say something is "for adult reasons" or "grown up reasons" we've...
The real reason millenials say “Adulting” is that that if you say something is “for adult reasons” or “grown up reasons” we’ve been trained to associate that with sex and shit when we just wanna say, be vague about our chore habits
…you know I don’t think I’ve ever seen it put into words so concisely but that is exactly why I use “adulting” over any other term.
“doing adult things” = almost always a euphemism for sexy stuff (when other people say it)
“adulting” = all the tedious things like laundry and cooking that you become responsible for as an adult
We used to use “grown-up things” fine, though, I wonder if the thing is that’s by contrast with childish things and now that even adults with household responsibilities often aren’t parents “childish” isn’t as ready-at-hand a point of comparison?