July 7, 2026

What Fresh Hell Is... Being the Only Grownup in the Room?

Why does adulthood so often feel like waiting for a “real adult” to show up? We share listener stories (and a few of our own) about parenting, emergencies, caregiving, and the invisible load of being the grownup in the room.

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You know how sometimes when you're in charge, in a really hard moment, you keep watching the door for an actual grownup to show up? Because it can't possibly be 42-year-old YOU who's in charge at this moment?

In this episode we discuss the strange experience of being the person in charge while also feeling wildly underqualified. From broken bones and dinner logistics to taxes, travel mishaps, and medical decision-making, here are the times when we— and our listeners— were hoping for an authorit figure besides ourselves to show up and fix everything.

Join our Facebook group to see all of our listeners' hilarious responses!

What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables.

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