It's weird being a grown up

[bluegargantua]

*picks up phone and dials bank*
"Hi, will you give me a shitload of money to go buy a car?"
"Metric or Imperial shitload?"
"Uh...Metric?"
"One moment..."
*hold music*
"Sir?"
"Yeah?"
"You're approved for a Metric shitload of money to go buy a car. Here's the rate and the monthly payments."
"Uh...good."

later
Tom

Comments

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

That's nothing. I went to the hospital last year, and they handed me an infant, and said I had to take care of her! Forever! I didn't even have to take a class!

[bluegargantua]

Yeah...they're pretty generous with those baby things. Not even a credit check.

later
Tom

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

Sweet! What kind of car are you going to get?

[bluegargantua]

Probably another Mazda 6, but we'll see what's on offer. I just needed to know what my budget was.

later
Tom

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

Valid. It's a good car for you.

[ninjarat.livejournal.com]

Shop around before you settle on the bank financing. You might find a better rate elsewhere.

[bluegargantua]

The rate was good. It beat out everyone else I compared it to.

later
Tom

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have moments where I think, "Wait, WE'RE the grown-ups? Did our parents feel as trepidacious about fulfilling that role as we do?"

[z-gryphon.livejournal.com]

Around 10 years or so ago, when I was pushing 30 and he was in his early 70s, I asked my grandfather at what point a person stops feeling like a complete fraud in the grown-up department. When do you start actually feeling like you know what you're doing, as opposed to like you're constantly making it up as you go along and any minute now, someone who actually has got it all together is going to call you on it?

"I'll let you know," he replied.

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

Nice to know, thanks!