Tired of Peopling

 I am tired of peopling.

I am tired of adulting.

I am tired of dealing with bots.

I'm tired of people. I'm tired of idiots who don't even know which side of the road to walk on as pedestrians when there are no sidewalks. I'm tired of people who think it's perfectly fine to toss their unwanted cans, bottles, mattresses and fast food trash along the road. I'm tired of people who blindly follow a lying, cheating, money-grubbing pedophile and believe every lie he tells them without bothering to fact check his claims. 

I read somewhere that AI believes that people who are tired of adulting are feeling overwhelmed by the burdens and responsibilitis, the monotony of routines and the pressure to conform. When my daughter was a teenager, she couldn't wait to be an adult, not have to go to school or have a mom set limits, etc. Now that she is a single mother of a 4-year-old son, she really knows that adulting isn't what she once thought it would be.

Being an adult comes with incredible responsibilities for most of us: having a job, worrying about money, taking care of a family, saving for the future, and dealing with the emergencies that invariably appear.

I have been retired for 15 years, and I'm still tired of adulting. Within the past month I have had to have my roof repaired ($2000) and have two large trees trimmed to prevent future roof damage ($1600). Estimated income taxes were just paid. I spent dozens of hours battling with an insurance company. There are three recall notices on my car, so it's going to spend time at the dealership next week to get those things taken care of.

I recently returned from a great trip to the Canadian Rockis national parks. I got to take lots of photos, and the weather was beautiful. But being part of a group of 24 travelers on a bunch, at meals, etc., really strained my limits. I skipped the group dinners two or three times so I could get a break from the noise and the crowd.  I had to do that for my mental health. The people were fine. There were just too many of them.

So yes, I am tired of adulting. I would love to sell my house and buy a place not too far away, on a couple of fenced acres where my dogs (plus a couple more) could run and play without the need for a daily walk. My dogs don't like other dogs, so having a safe place for them to run and explore would be wonderful.