Learning the ABC is a significant milestone for children because it is the first step towards learning how to read and write. Most children use alphabet books with corresponding pictures or information to help them memorize the letters; A is for apple, B is for ball. The pictures help capture the imagination of children and also learn about the world. But who says education needs to stop at adulthood? Illustrator Toby Leigh has created ABC for Adults — "twisting the meaning of innocent, childlike words into hysterically funny yet terrifying adult themes." According to his website, Toby made the parody version of "the classic ABC books from yesteryear" because, "Unfortunately, we all grew up and became paranoid, cynical adults filled with fear and hatred. But don't despair, this new book will help guide you and your family through this difficult phase of your existence." Check out a sample of the hilarious works below, where H is for heart attack, and Z is for zippers… in bondage suits.
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When we're a kid, we assume that adults know exactly what they're doing. We think our parents have it all figured out and that our teachers know everything; we can't wait to grow up so we can have the independence to do whatever we want. But as we grow up, we realize how difficult life gets, and how little we know. These tweets about adulting hit pretty hard, and sum it all up; as one Twitter user so aptly stated, "Adulting is soup, and I am a fork."
When we're kids, we assume adults have it all figured out. But now that we're, we know that not to be the case. At all! Adulting is hard, and accomplishing even the most basic of tasks, is something to celebrate. We give little kids encouragement when they complete something objectively simple, and as adults, we should give ourselves equal credit.
Winks For Days is a company that creates adult merit badges for the simple everyday tasks that we should be doing but might struggle with. This is exactly the encouragement I'm talking about, and I'm obsessed! What do you think of them?
Being an adult isn't easy. Kids assume we've got it all figured out, but truthfully, we have no idea what we're doing most of the time. From struggling to tie our shoelaces to not knowing how much spaghetti you actually need for one portion, here are some of the basic life skills that some adults never mastered, who aren't ashamed to admit it.
