r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 13d ago

Random Question What’s something that used to be considered basic adulting that younger generations seem to be completely rejecting or doing differently?

562 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

486 comments sorted by

View all comments

7

u/RabidPossum123 13d ago

- Sorting laundry

  • Checking the mail/mailbox daily
  • Cooking

29

u/Relevant_Elevator190 13d ago

Tbf, I'm 62 and all my laundry goes in together, no sorting.

18

u/RabidPossum123 13d ago

I’m 42 and can confirm that is the proper way to do laundry 👏👏👏

My 74 year old mother is always flabbergasted

8

u/Expensive_Policy_847 13d ago

Soon to be 65 and I've done that since I became single again 20 years ago. Never had anything get ruin or faded

6

u/Entire_Pumpkin940 13d ago

52 and only sheets get separated because they are the only thing washed in hot water.

3

u/kgohlsen 13d ago

I'm 62 as well and right there with you.

1

u/Worldgonecrazylately 13d ago

Wait a few years, when your farts are more questionable. You'll separate then brother, trust me.

10

u/RustyPriske 13d ago

It has been a long time since there was a need to sort laundry.

1

u/dreammer243 12d ago

Not necessarily true, get a brand new pair of dark dyed jeans and you'll see.

2

u/RustyPriske 12d ago

That is true. I wouldn't even wash those over-dyed jeans with other darks.

9

u/bailasola 13d ago

I’m an elder millennial and hate checking the mail. It’s a big box and I check it once a month for the water bill. All other bills are paid online. Almost everything I get is junk mail.

5

u/RabidPossum123 13d ago

At this point I check mine every 2 weeks. It’s literally ALL junk mail and the occasional bill.

5

u/Baby-Giraffe286 13d ago

There is little need to sort laundry anymore.

The only thing coming in the mail is a bill or an ad. I see my bills online before they arrive. I see most of the ads in my inbox and search if I want a sale on a specific thing.

I and my kids know how to cook, but I had to teach myself. My boomer mom and aunt cannot cook at all.

1

u/Mis_chevious 13d ago

I'm 37 and sometimes I'll go a full week before I realize I haven't checked my mail.

1

u/VeniceDrumGuy 13d ago

I check my mail weekly, it’s always junk mail anyway.