What are some of the things you didn’t know were expensive before you were an adult, or... before you became a parent?
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I’ll get the ball rolling... DIAPERS 😭
And the box doesn’t last long

Everything

Healthcare 🙄😩

Groceries. 150 a week for 3 ladies. One is only 2!

Let’s talk about how expensive mattresses are. Hard to find a good one under $1500. It’s the most expensive piece of furniture in my bedroom 😂

Freaking toilet paper 😭

Wishing I had extra hands and copy myseld

Car insurance!! Tickets
Diapers and wipes

Daycare for 2 kids is more than my mortgage

Winter tires

Utilities!!!! Electricity, water, and gas-how are these basic things that are necessary for living anywhere indoors SO EXPENSIVE?!

Furniture 😫
And I mean good furniture!

Fruit?! Why is trying to be healthy so expensive 🤷🏼♀️

Rent it’s soooo expensive especially in London 😳😱

My husband put aside $150 for a pram... then we started searching for a pram.... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Council Tax, Tv Licence.... Since having a baby, how the laundry is never ending. How many nappy changes (they are never ending) & since having my own place... those dishes are never ending😥🤣

This adult shit is ghetto 😭

Cheese?!?! Why is it so damn expensive

Kids shoes, I need a new pair every month. She either grows out of or plays to hard in and destroys.

Everything 😆

Cleaning up after my kids 😩 literally the worst thing. My kids left for about 24 hours with grandma and I still have toys to put up.

Duvet covers and rugs

Damn bed sets and toys like i know i didn't see a piece of plastic that cost 45 dollars that will only last two weeks

Rugs!

Did i forget to mention food i feel.like im starting to get less for more than what it is worth and still need money for food

Hmmmm food, heat lol ac! Cars! Lol when you're paying for it, everything is expensive! 🤣

Food, phone bill, wifi, housing, car insurance, and all the other lil payments that add up every month (i.e. netflix, apple music, amazon prime, & more). And lets not even talk about furniture and appliances for the house. 😭

Girl Breathing is expensive just having to purchase mask after mask and losing them yeah im over it

Going out to eat 😂 with each child it gets more pricey

I know people have said this, but RUGS! What on gods earth. Whyyyy 😩

Food

Anyone else think bras are a little expensive or is it just me 😐 i have to buy comfortable ones especially during pregnancy when my boobs get bigger.

Diapers and formula because to be honest I was planning on breast-feeding but that didn’t work out and The nightmare behind buying a bra that actually fits and how after pregnancy you may lose the weight but if you go on birth control at least the one that I am on you gain all that weight back from your pregnancy really quickly and trying to adjust having to buy bigger pants and also why can’t A tall girl with a big backend find pants that will fit because like Walmart is where I’m in ago and they have some cute things but their pants always suck like they might fit me my waist wise but not hips or length either Like I feel like I have to customize my pants at this point and I’m not even good at sewing like I know how to but dude I suck so bad

Cheese! Why the hell is cheese so damn expensive!

Bills period and rent

Diapers and wipes 😩😩 like why do they have to cost soooo much !!

Formula formula formula! Diapers diapers and more diapers

Kids clothes! I cannot believe how much it costs to dress kids especially when they are babies and grow out of things in just a couple weeks.

Sanitary products are expensive but condoms are free 😩

Kids shoes. $35-$45 a pair when he just jumps in the mud and gets them hella dirty in 3 seconds! Ugh. Also car insurance! Why am I paying $200 a month and I haven’t been in an accident in 5+ years and that accident wasn’t my fault!

Lazy partners.
I’m looking after baby, cooking and cleaning haven’t showered in 3 days.
Wish I had the help without having to ask for every little thing that needs doing.
Also as soon as they walk in the door they make a mess.

Fucking toilet paper!
Why is it so expensive to legit flush it down the toilet!! 🤦🏽♀️

Bottles! $7 for a Dr Brown bottle 😳😳😳

Petrol, so damn expensive. I have to drive out of my way to a particular station or it will cost me twice as much if I just went to the closest to home... whyyyyy?? 🤨🤔🤬

Petrol, so damn expensive. I have to drive out of my way to a particular station or it will cost me twice as much if I just went to the closest to home... whyyyyy?? 🤨🤔🤬

Bills bills and more bills 💲💲💲

Kids, healthy food, basic utilities (like wtf?!)

Rugs! I had no idea rugs are $250+ for a decent sized area rug.

Vegetables

Groceries!!🥴 water bill light bill now i know why my mama always screamed at us for keeping all the electricity on for nothing 🤣🤣🤣