Got any suggestions regarding insurance correspondance? I broke my jaw about a year ago and I got braces in about a month ago. I've been paying out of pocket cuz i don't want to deal with all the paperwork.

I feel like when you've broken your jaw, the medical bills would be enough to not mind some paperwork.

But I suppose it depends on your health insurance. If you had health insurance at the time of the injury (and the braces), you may be able to get it covered. However, they may also have a time limit on making claims. Many companies won't let you make a claim after a certain amount of time has passed since the expense was incurred. You should call your insurance company and ask them:

1. Can you claim the treatment for the broken jaw?
   1. Be sure to have your invoices/bills on hand, because they will probably ask when the invoice/bill is dated.
   2. Be sure to check whether the place where you got the treatment is covered under your insurance. Many insurance companies will only cover a fraction, or none at all, if the service provider is out of the insurance network.
2. Can you claim the braces?
   1. Same as the jaw, be sure to have your invoices/bills on hand, because they will probably ask when the invoice/bill is dated.
   2. Same as the jaw, be sure to check whether the place where you got the braces is covered under your insurance. Many insurance companies will only cover a fraction, or none at all, if the service provider is out of the insurance network.
   3. Assuming you still have braces, if the insurance company won't cover what's already been billed, they might still cover future expenses, so ask about that. You might be out of luck on what you've already paid, but maybe you can start claiming your orthodontist appointments from now on, to avoid jacking your expenses up even further.

Going to revive this thread by saying I turned 20 a few days ago.

I'm 21 now, and steadily approaching a driver's license. Mordecaidom, here I come!

what is it like to be an adult?

What?

like the life experience of becoming one?

That's not exactly a small question

just summarize it.

Not entirely possible, to be honest.

Alcohol suddenly appealing; girl become important; money get scary.

Well here's my go, since an incomplete answer is better than no answer.

It's not a one-and-done feeling. It's a collection of "Oh, so that's how it works" or "This works, so I'll keep doing it this way until someone tells me otherwise" moments. Leaving (or getting) a job, buying (or selling) a car or house or flat, making bank accounts or voting, making doctor's appointments, buying insurance; those are all adult-like achievements, but there's nothing specifically adult about them, except that after you've done it your prepared for the next time. (When these moments do come up in your life, I advise research. Always try to be prepared)

The responsibilities of money and time management kind of sneak up on you, but for me it was the same deal. One bill here, another there, and at some point I looked around realized I was paying bills. If I moved 3 or 4 different companies would have to be notified. If I got promoted/demoted or went to a different job I would have to re-evaluate my finances and probably change some habits, like Netflix or take-out food.

Your interests from being a teenager won't change overnight. You might outgrow or find more enjoyment in them, but you still have the same basic personality, it's just woven in with a lot more. You'll probably hang out with your friends a lot less, but when you do there's a lot more to talk about.

The main point to take away is that it I never really felt like I was growing up. I just looked around (usually around my birthday, but it can happen any time), and realized that I had grown up significantly. For me, the experience of being an adult was always an after-the-fact realization that I feel like a teenager, but I have the same responsibilities as an adult.

So yeah, now that I'm 20 I'm officially no longer a teenager.

#FuckBeingATeenager2k16

I'm 21 now.

Re: the thread title:

No

I refuse to get back to work!

In fact, I'm quitting my job at the end of next week!

Fuck the system!

Also I'm quitting so that I can go back to school full time because I'm tired of dragging my feet on my degree

In a few years I'll be a CPA!

Which is exactly as boring as it sounds but will also be super cool because I'm a nerd and I like accounting.

I'm 19, graduated in summer, doing my driver's license at the moment and plan to go abroad as an au-pair next spring. After that, I've no idea what I'm gonna do. I don't feel adult at all at the moment, I hope it'll change after the year abroad.

Where are you going?

I'm 23 and I work at a nursing home as a housekeeper. The only annoying things I encounter are when my coworkers are lazy or when someone blames me for not doing my job when I A: Did it not even an hour ago B:They didn't see me do it so they don't believe me C:Wasn't my job to begin with

Lo and behold, I'm re-reviving this thread to say hi, I recently turned twenty-two, I am currently using TV Tropes at work (so suck it, thread title), and I'm really not into this whole low-pay adulting thing...

Well I'm approaching 21 and I have absolutely no desire to get a job or go to school. Why even am I like this.

@mroh i both respect and sympathize with this take, and also send a big oof your way <3

I'm 18 years old and funny things happen, I think.

I'm 28 years old and have never had a permanent job. I've had a few 40- to 80-hour work experiences since 2016, but the only "real" job I ever had was a crew member at Wendy's this summer, and I hated that enough that I quit at the end of August and never really looked back. I've been through vocational rehabilitation services since around late 2013, too.