I thought being an adult would be fun freedom – at 23, my life is boring routine

When I was a teenager, my friends and I would often talk about becoming adults – how fun it would be to decorate our own homes and visit each other, be allowed in nightclubs, and have one too many drinks. We could spend the weekends at the beach – it didn’t matter after all; we’d be adults with free will, a driving license and our own money. The future seemed so fun.I recently turned 23. With that came the realisation that I’ve technically been able to do all of the