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Why I Can’t Adult Without a Snack Cabinet

Brandt Amelia
3 min readJul 31, 2023

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Ah, adulthood — the mystical land of responsibility, bills, and making mature decisions. While some folks gracefully glide through life’s hurdles, I seem to have stumbled into a wild obstacle course littered with snack wrappers. Yes, you heard that right — snack wrappers! Why, you ask? Because I just can’t adult without a snack cabinet, and let me tell you, my inner child is having a blast!

Do you ever wonder what happened to that carefree child who laughed at everything and thought veggies were the enemy? Well, in my case, she never really left. As I tried to navigate the treacherous waters of adult responsibilities, I soon discovered that my inner child had claimed a permanent spot in my psyche. I’m convinced she’s the reason I can’t adult without a snack cabinet full of goodies that would make Willy Wonka green with envy.

Adults have savings accounts, right? I have a snack stash. It’s a brilliantly concealed, covert operation that requires a top-secret password to access. With a strategic layout rivaling a military operation, I’ve stashed away cookies, chips, and chocolates in various nooks and crannies around my home. One day, archaeologists will uncover my hidden snack troves, and I’ll be posthumously known as the Snack Pharaoh!

If there’s a zombie apocalypse, I’m confident that my snack cabinet could double as a…

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Brandt Amelia
Brandt Amelia

Written by Brandt Amelia

Amelia, a writer and lover of literature.dedicates her life to the written word. https://brandtamela.medium.com/membership

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