7.10.25: Fakers

One of the worst lies we tell kids is that adults have it all figured out. I’m 35 and still make cereal-for-dinner decisions. You think there’s some magic age when people become qualified to lead countries, raise kids, run companies. There isn’t. We’re all faking it—just some of us are better at pretending. The truth is, growing up doesn’t mean clarity. It means learning to function amid chaos. To keep going even when the map makes no sense. And maybe, if you're lucky, to laugh about it. Being an adult is basically saying “we’ll figure it out” on repeat.